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SOLD OUT – American Apollo: a world premiere opera

July 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

$50 – $200

American Apollo gives voice to a pivotal figure in American art: Thomas Eugene McKeller, a Black hotel worker who served as model and muse for famous portraitist John Singer Sargent. Themes of erasure, the white gaze and the nature of the relationship between the two men are explored in this powerful new work which makes its full-length world premiere at Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024.

This world premiere opera by Damien Geter and Lila Palmer features baritone Justin Austin as Thomas Eugene McKeller, tenor William Burden making a company debut as John Singer Sargent, soprano Mary Dunleavy as Isabella Stewart Gardner, and DMMO Marshall and Judy Flapan Music Director and Principal Conductor David Neely leading the production alongside stage director Shaun Patrick Tubbs, who makes his company debut.

PERFORMANCES
July 13 at 8pm – SOLD OUT
July 18 at 7:30pm
July 19 at 1pm

Details

Date:
July 13
Time:
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Series:
Cost:
$50 – $200
Event Category:
Website:
https://desmoinesmetroopera.org/productions/americanapollo/

Organizer

Des Moines Metro Opera
Phone
5159616221
Email
info@dmmo.org
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Venue

Blank Performing Arts Center
513 North D St
Indianola, IA 50125 United States
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