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NEW YORK PREMIERE

TOBIAS PICKER
Thérèse Raquin

Libretto by Gene Scheer
Production: Michael Capasso
Conductor: Steven Osgood
Set Design: John Farrell
Costume Design: Angela Huff
Lighting Design: Susan Roth

February 16, 17, 23 & 24, 2007 at 8 pm
February 18 & 25, 2007 at 4 pm

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Emile Zola’s passionate novel of adultery and murder are brought to vivid life by American composer Tobias Picker and librettist Gene Scheer. Thérèse Raquin was Zola’s second novel and the controversy caused by its publication moved him to coin the term “naturalism” to describe the foundation of his action. Zola takes the familiar love triangle – an unsuspecting husband, an adulterous wife, her rapacious lover – and makes it ring as true and as bloody as the back pages of today’s tabloids. Dicapo is honored to present the opera’s New York premiere in a version newly revised by the composer.

[ audio sample, courtesy Chandos Records. ]

CAST:
Thérèse Raquin: Beverly O'Regan Thiele / Audrey Babcock
Laurent: David Adam Moore / Zeffin Quinn Hollis
Camille Raquin: Peter Furlong / Brian Stucki
Mme. Lisette Raquin: Janice Meyerson
Suzanne Michaud: Kristin Sampson / Elisabeth Rosenberg
Olivier Michaud: Larry B. Small
Monsieur Grivet: Michael Wade Lee

Run time approximately 2 hours 20 minutes with intermission.

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