Susannah is an opera in two acts by the American composer Carlisle Floyd, who wrote the libretto and music while a member of the piano faculty at Florida State University. Floyd adapted the story from ...
There are a handful of operas by American composers that are quintessentially American, from subject to music to the details of exposition. One of these operas is Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, which ...
Religious hypocrisy, to our great sorrow, doesn't change very dramatically over the millennia. The same themes that run through the ancient tales - lust for power, fear of female sexuality, the ...
Opera Pacific may not be the last opera company in America to get around to “Susannah,” which it did effectively Wednesday night at the Orange County Performing Artscenter, but Carlisle Floyd’s ...
Sarasota Opera has been awarded a $24,000 grant by the NEA to support its 2026 production of Carlisle Floyd's SUSANNAH.
Opera Pacific may not be the last opera company in America to get around to “Susannah,” which it did effectively Wednesday night at the Orange County Performing Artscenter, but Carlisle Floyd’s ...
More than half a century after its premiere, Carlisle Floyd's "Susannah" is a well-told tale that carries a timeless message about intolerance, jealousy and human fallibility. "The great thing about ...
Sarasota Opera will open Susannah on Saturday, March 14 — the fourth and final production in its 2026 Winter Festival. Audiences have six opportunities to see the production, which runs through ...
BOISE — Opera Idaho, in collaboration with Seth Randal and Boise 150, will screen the documentary “The Fall of ‘55” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., and will perform ...
At the end of Act II, as Susannah closes the door behind her and leaves Little Bat a sobbing mess on the stage, you are left to ponder composer Carlisle Floyd's overriding theme: Would you right a ...
You might not think that a 63-year-old opera based on a biblical story would have much to say about contemporary social issues. But with its themes of lust, shame, hypocrisy and sexual violence, ...
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