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The Importance of Being Earnest
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
March 17, 2017 at 7:30pm
March 18, 2017 at 7:30pm
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
The Importance of Being Earnest
By Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Sung in English
Wilde Opera Nights season sponsored by Randolph J. Fuller
Continuing Odyssey Opera’s 2016-2017 Season, Wilde Opera Nights, we offer a tale of deception, disguise, and misadventure with plot twists and characters that satirize Victorian values in only the best ways possible—The Importance of Being Earnest. In his final opera, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco sets Oscar Wilde’s most famous play, capturing the comical intrigue and quick-witted social commentary of the period—that apply even today.
“ “The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either…”
– Algernon Moncrieff to Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest
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Photos and videos: Kathy Wittman / Ball Square Films.
Odyssey Opera is pleased to present Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s The Importance…