Svadba Screening with Truro Historical Society
July 17, 6:00-8:00PM
Highland House Museum, Cape Cod
6 Highland Light Road
North Truro, MA 02666
Cost: $35
[Learn More / Purchase Tickets]
See Boston Lyric Opera’s award-winning film Svadba screened on Cape Cod in the same coastal community where it was filmed. The Truro Historical Society presents this unique experience as part of the Susan Howe Music & Speaker Series at the Highland House Museum. A reception with wine and light refreshments will follow the viewing.
Learn more about the Truro Historical Society’s summer event series and purchase tickets: https://trurohistoricalsociety.org/events/boston-lyric-opera-presents-svadba/
About Svadba
Svadba tells the story of a bride-to-be on the eve of her wedding as four of her closest friends and an elder family member gather to help her prepare for the big event. This chamber opera dramatizes the ritual of preparing for marriage, the importance of preserving tradition, and the true power of friendship and community. Sung completely a cappella, Svadba’s mesmerizing music by Serbian composer Ana Sokolović combines with dance-led visuals from film director Shura Baryshnikov and screenwriter Hannah Shepard. Serbian-born Daniela Candillari conducts the music. The opera is sung in Serbian with English subtitles.
Svadba was filmed at Ballston Beach in Truro, MA on Cape Cod in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It won the top prize for Artistic Creation at the 2023 Opera America Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera. The film is a Boston Lyric Opera production co-produced with Opera Philadelphia.
Learn more about the Svadba cast and creative team and view a trailer at blo.org/svadba.