LOLA presents the workshop premiere of the new chamber opera by composer, Peter Stopschinski and playwright, Terry Galloway with Stage direction by Rebecca Herman and mezzo soprano, Liz Cass as Dinah LeFarge.
Lardo Weeping is a wonderful journey through the mind of recluse-genius Dinah LeFarge, a clever, intellectual, quite sexual woman of independent means who seldom ventures outside her apartment and refuses to answer her door unarmed. Dinah finds herself with only five dollars left to her name but claims to have “otherworldly resources” and hints at a miraculous transformation for her and her audience. Dinah takes us through her many ideas and schemes and through this storytelling we are introduced to many feminist icons including Emily Dickenson, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Emma Goldman, Ann Landers, and others. We are treated to stories about her past employment as a convenience store clerk, her food journaling, and Dinah’s ongoing obsession with the “Weekly World News”. For this workshop, LOLA will be presenting the first 40 minutes of this work which features “The Dance of the Dodo”. The music of the opera is written in a varied, almost post-modern, style including many different genres, special effects, and musical quotations from famous popular music and opera.
Tickets are sliding scale from Free – $50. March 10th at 2 pm and March 13th at 7 pm offer the free option. Student tickets are available for all performances.
March 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 performances at 7 pm
March 10 and 16 performances at 2 pm
Phone: 512-5167-967
Email: lcass@lolaaustin.org
2019/03/09 - 2019/03/16
Additional time info:
This is the workshop premier of the opera, Lardo Weeping. LOLA will be presenting the first 40-45 minutes of the piece followed by a talk-back. We value your input so stick around and let us know what you think! The original playwright and librettist, Terry Galloway will be with us for the March 9th performance.
Ground Floor Theatre
979 Springdale Road Suite 122, Austin, TX 78702