Any mention of Vincent van Gogh is likely to bring to mind the fact that he severed his ear. Our opera tells the story of the six months immediately following the night he infamously cut off his ear. Vincent was brought to the local hospital where he was treated by a young intern, Dr. Félix Rey. Dr. Rey believed he could help Vincent recover from the sickness that drove Vincent into psychotic episodes. History reveals that Dr. Rey and Vincent developed a friendship. Through a mingling of fact and fiction in The Highest Yellow, we discover what that friendship may have been.

UNL Opera is proud to present the first full production of this new opera-cum-musical since the work’s commission by the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre.

Creative
Music & Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa
Book by John Strand
Directed by Alisa Belflower

Cast
Dr. Félix Rey: Trey Meyer
Vincent van Gogh: Nathaniel Sullivan, Guest Artist Alumnus
Rachel: Hayley Shoemaker
Dr. Urpar: William Shomos, Faculty Artist
Dr. Jean-Pierre Barrault: Ryan Savage
Nurse: Sarah Koch
Madam of Arles’ brothel: Kiya Fife
Patient with leg wound: Matthew Gerhold
Asylum Inmate: Karin Berg
3 Patients: Samantha Thomas, Jacob Thomas, & Sam Kennedy

General Admission: $20
Student/Senior Tickets: $10
For advance ticket sales, call 402-472-4747.