Opera Theater: The Nightingale and The Child & the Spells

Two charming tales of fantasy come to life in these early 20th-century one-act operas in which the human and non-human worlds meet in magical ways. The Nightingale is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about an emperor whose love for a real nightingale’s song is challenged by the tinkling of a mechanical bird he receives as a gift. In The Child and the Spells, a misbehaving young boy learns a valuable lesson from the animals, objects and even plants he has harmed.

All productions include projected English text.

Funded in part by a grant from the John P. Murphy Foundation.

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Repertoire

• STRAVINSKY   Le Rossignol (The Nightingale)
• RAVEL   L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (The Child and the Spells)

Performed by

• CIM Opera Theater
  Dean Southern, director

• Harry Davidson, conductor
  Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra

Ticket Information

$20 adults
$15 seniors and groups of 10+
$10 students
Call 216.795.3211 to reserve your seats.