This event is part of Opera Lafayette’s New Mexico Residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico.

GRÉTRY’S SILVAIN
THURSDAY MAY 26, 2022, 7 PM MT
(6 PM. PRE-CONCERT DISCUSSION)
TAOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
133 PASEO DEL PUEBLO NORTE
TAOS, NEW MEXCO

In the early 19th century, French entrepreneurs moved to the American southwest and acquired vast tracts of land from the Mexican government. They guaranteed the peasants who settled these lands the same privileges as those at the center of the drama in Grétry and Marmontel’s opera. Conflicts around these rights in the United States have continued to the present day, and this story’s resonance in the New World has inspired Opera Lafayette’s setting of this modern premiere of Silvain. Learn more about the production here.

Join us for a pre-concert discussion with Sylvia Rodriguez, Maria Mondragon Valdez, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hernández Velasco, and Ms. Michaels at 6 p.m. GMT.

Attendance is free to the public, but reservations are recommended. Donations to The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico are encouraged.