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Event Series: Community Music Center: At the Hawk’s Well Chamber Opera

Community Music Center: At the Hawk’s Well Chamber Opera

June 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Poster for "At The Hawk's Well" by Bay Area Arts Alliance with text detailing it is a chamber opera by Vance Maverick, based on the play by W.B. Yeats. Directed by Megan Cullen and music by Alexander Katsman.

Join us for the world-premiere of CMC alumnus Vance Maverick’s chamber opera, “At the Hawk’s Well” presented by Bay Area Arts Alliance—a captivating blend of myth, music, and theater. Adapted from W. B. Yeats titular The Hawks Well and Inspired by Irish and Japanese folklore, the opera portrays two men seeking immortality at a mystical well guarded by a hawk-like spirit. Composer Vance Maverick has been working on this project since 2002 with the help of CMC faculty, studying composition with Jono Kornfeld, and additional musical opportunities with programming, commissioning, and performance in various programs.

At The Hawk’s Well, A Chamber Opera
Director, Megan Cullen
Music Director, Alexander Katsman

Saturday, June 15 at 7:30pm and Sunday, June 16 at 2pm

Tickets: $25 general admission; $15 students and CMC members; $10 Livestream

Tickets via Bay Area Arts Alliance
https://paybee.io/virtual-event/baaa/6

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