MIDWEST PREMIERE!
| Conductor: | John Adams (May 14,17) |
| Joana Carneiro (May 20, 23, 25) | |
| Director: | Nicola Raab |
| Choreographer: | Renato Zanella |
| Production Designer: | George Souglides |
| Lighting Designer: | Aaron Black
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| Sound Designer: | Mark Grey |
Sung in English and Spanish with English supertitles.
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
May 14, 17, 20, 23, 25, 2008
All performances at 7:30pm, except Sundays at 3pm.
THIS IS JOHN ADAMS LIKE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD.
THE ACCLAIMED COMPOSER OF DRAMATIC POLITICAL STATEMENTS INCLUDING NIXON IN CHINA AND DOCTOR ATOMIC NOW SEDUCES AUDIENCES WITH A MORE INTIMATE AND LYRICAL SOUND IN HIS LATEST WORK.
A FLOWERING TREE IS MODELED ON THE THEMES OF MOZART'S THE MAGIC FLUTE AND IS BASED ON A SOUTHERN INDIAN FOLKTALE.
All performances held at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park.
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| Conductor John Adams |
Conductor Joana Carneiro |
Director Nicola Raab |
| THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION |  |
| Lead Production Sponsor | Lead Corporate Sponsor |
| MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM D. STALEY THE MAZZA FOUNDATION |
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| Production Sponsors | Production Sponsor |
Additional support provided by: National Endowment for the Arts and The Lange Burke Fund
