Love the composer or love the poet? The gorgeous countess Madeleine is courted by both a writer and a composer as her home fills with birthday party-goers and beguiling melody. What happens when the poetry meets the music? Strauss' luminous final opera contains ravishing music that belies its composition in the midst of war in October 1942. Capriccio takes the stage after SummerFest's acclaimed Ariadne on Naxos in 2014.
This is the second in a four-year Strauss cycle, focusing on rarely performed masterpieces by this great 20th century composer. Sung in English.
Cast and Creative Team for Capriccio at The Twentieth Century Club
The Countess - Diana McVey
Clairon - Victoria Fox
Flamand - Benjamin Robinson
Olivier - Christopher Scott
The Count - Brent Stater
La Roche - Jeremy Galyon
Italian Singers - Sheva Tehoval and Rafael Delsid
The Major-Domo - Jessie Enderle
Director - Gregory Lehane
Conductor - Brent McMunn
Scenic Design - Christine Lee Won
Costume Designer - Eunjin Lee
Assistant Director - Emily Cuk