Equal parts tragedy and farce, Igor Stravinsky’s opera “The Rake’s Progress” follows the moral decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, who exchanges a simple life with sweetheart Anne Truelove for the worldly pleasures of London in the company of the devious Nick Shadow.
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February 5, 2019
Coming-of-age comedy kicks off new season of opera
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‘Hänsel und Gretel’ among winter opera and vocal offerings
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‘The Emperor of Atlantis’ gets a modern update
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‘The Magic Flute’ among Bienen School winter opera and voice offerings
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