Riveting Drama
Read the latest rave reviews for for the Florentine performances of SUSANNAH:
From Tom Strini of Thirdcoast Digest
From Elaine Schmidt of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
From John Schneider of The Shepherd Express
From Paul Kosidowski of Milwaukee Magazine
Listen to Greg Berg's WGTD Radio interview with Susannah composer Carlisle Floyd
Click here for a video excerpt from the Florentine performance of Susannah.
Carlisle Floyd's American Classic Susannah tells the story of an innocent 19-year-old girl branded as a sinner in a 1930s Tennessee community, bringing to light the tragic consequences of intolerance, betrayal and revenge.
Maestro Joseph Mechavich, highly praised by composer Carlisle Floyd for his masterful interpretation of the Susannah score, leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as the Florentine Opera presents this stirring twentieth-century American classic to our audiences for the first time.
Betty Waynne Allison (Susannah) and Wayne Tigges (Blitch) make their Florentine Opera debuts, while tenors Jonathan Boyd and Rodell Rosel return to the Florentine stage. Chorus Master Scott Stewart unleashes the power of the Florentine Opera Chorus in compelling ensembles and fervent hymns in an enthralling production directed by William Florescu.
Performed in English with English supertitles projected above the stage
- Synopsis
- Composer Biography
- Cast and Artist Information
- Performance Information
- For the Eye and the Ear: A survey of available recordings of American operas by Carlisle Floyd, written by Corliss Phillabaum.
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Watch and Listen:
Carlisle Floyd's Susannah showcases some of the most beautiful and compelling Amercan opera music.
Click here for a music selection from Susannah.
Click here for a video clip from Susannah rehearsals at the Wayne & Kristine Lueders Florentine Opera Center.
Click here for a note on about Susannah's UK premiere from Idomeneo director John La Bouchardière.