Opera Orlando Event Lizbeth
Presented during the 2022 Orlando International Fringe Festival at Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, Lizbeth is a contemporary one-act opera in English about accused axe-murderer Lizzie Borden. Stage director Eve Summer returns to Orlando to direct this nightmarish exploration of Lizbeth’s family life and potential motivations, joined by Israeli conductor Noam Aviel, making her Company debut leading the orchestra. Internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Ann McMahon Quintero also makes her Opera Orlando and role debut performing this complex and enigmatic character study of who Borden might have been. She is joined by a wonderful local cast of singers, including Opera Orlando favorites, baritone Chadley Ballantyne and mezzo-soprano Sarah Purser, portraying the roles of Borden’s father and stepmother respectively.
Dates:5/20/2022, 5/22/2022
Price:Varies
Time:7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday
era Orlando goes On the Town to Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre for Lizbeth, a contemporary one-act opera in English about accused axe-murderer Lizzie Borden. Stage director Eve Summer directs this nightmarish exploration of Lizbeth’s family life and potential motivations, joined by Israeli conductor Noam Aviel leading musicians from Alterity Chamber Orchestra. Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Ann McMahon Quintero makes her Company debut portraying the complex and enigmatic Lizbeth, joined by soprano and current studio artist Rachel Querreveld singing younger versions of Lizzie, with Opera Orlando favorites baritone Chadley Ballantyne and mezzo-soprano Sarah Purser singing the roles of Borden’s father and stepmother.