Tonight's the night! The Ten-Block Walk opens with Facing Down Death, a collaboration between OperaHub and the Fort Point Theatre Channel. AND there's an article in the Boston Globe highlighting the event. Here's an excerpt:
Those with even a cursory knowledge of operas know that death looms large in many of them. Yet an upcoming program by the innovative company OperaHub called “Facing Down Death” offers a pairing of works that tackle the subject in unusual ways.
First up are excerpts from “The Ten-Block Walk,” a work in progress by local composer Erin Huelskamp and librettist Christie Lee Gibson, OperaHub’s current director. The opera follows an elderly woman, Mrs. Otis, on a walk from her home to a local senior center. Her encounters along the way — with panhandlers, students, a Dunkin’ Donuts worker — bring out her anxieties, about other people, about aging, about death. The second half of the bill is Erik Satie’s “Socrate,” which tells the story of the death of Socrates with music of astonishing placidity. Both works will be done with piano accompaniment.
Read the article here. Don't forget to reserve your tickets too. From what I hear, Friday and Sunday have already sold out!
June 21-23, 2013, 8:00 pm
Fort Point Theatre Channel
10 Channel Center Street
Boston
FREE ADMISSION!
