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FELLOW TRAVELERS
NOV 13-17, 2019
An Opera by Gregory Spears
Libretto by Greg Pierce
Based on the 2007 novel Fellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon
Sung in English with English surtitles
Surtitles by Greg Pierce
Performance time is approximately 150 minutes including one intermission.
TALKBACKS will be held following the Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday performances.
WED | NOV 13 | 7:30 PM
THU | NOV 14 | 7:30 PM
SAT | NOV 16 | 7:30 PM
SUN | NOV 17 | 3:00 PM
COVERT ROMANCE | POLITICS & POWER | A MODERN CLASSIC
Against a backdrop of 1950s paranoia in Washington, D.C., two men are swept into a passionate love affair, just as Senator McCarthy ratchets up his hunt for “sexual subversives” in the government. Based on the best-selling book by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is both a story of the heart and a taut political thriller, creating an instant contemporary classic.
Program
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Videos
Trailer
(includes scenes from the 2018 Minnesota Opera Production)
Minnesota Opera’s 2018 Production of Fellow Travelers
People are Saying…
“The thing about this piece is that it’s political and it’s personal. The political atmosphere intrudes on the personal relationship” – Emily Senturia, Conductor in the Boston Globe
“The story is relevant and resonant today, and I’m particularly proud it showcases so many of BLO’s former Emerging Artists.” – BLO Artistic and General Director Esther Nelson in Opera Wire
“This is music that breathes along with the story it tells.” Opera News
“One of the most accomplished new American operas” Chicago Tribune
“Composer Spears has created a score that is often hauntingly beautiful yet simultaneously tuneful.” The Broadway Blog
“I noticed that the opera resonated with everyone around me…It was a powerful performance and truly an event I will not forget.” Instinct Magazine