This two-act chamber opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer is based on the true stories of two Holocaust survivors: In Act I, Krystyna Żywulska, assisted by ghosts of Auschwitz, shares her story of survival with a journalist. In Act II, Gad Beck is haunted by his first love, the poet Manfred Lewin, who perished in Auschwitz.

Presented as part of Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today.

Cast & Creative

Sarah Shafer, Krystyna
Nathaniel Sullivan, Manfred
Patrick McNally, Gad
Claire Kuttler, Krysia
Kelly Hill, Zosia
Lily Arbisser, Mariola
Stephanie Doche, Edka

Quad City Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ernesto Estigarribia.
Directed by Shelley Cooper.

General Admission: $35
Student Tickets: $10