Criseyde - A New Opera by Alice Shields


SPRING 2008 PERFORMANCES April 24, 2008 — 8 PM Semi-staged Showcase by the American Virtuosi Opera Theater with the Azure Ensemble — Conducted by Kenneth Hamrick Elebash Hall The Graduate Center of The City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street Admission: $20 Get Tickets \| Get Directions
May 11, 2008 — 2 PM NYC Opera's VOX 2008 Festival Skirball Center for the Performing Arts New York University 566 Laguardia Place (Washington Sq. Park South) Admission free Get Tickets \| Get Directions	Story of the Opera \| Cast \| Alice Shields Bio American Virtuosi Opera Theater Press \| Audio/Video/Photos
Criseyde is a new opera by Alice Shields, based on a libretto by Nancy Dean, and is a new Middle English resetting of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde.' Known since Medieval times as a treacherous whore, the tragic beauty Criseyde is used by her family as a sexual trophy for political gain. In this intoxicating world of adulterous courtly love, a man secretly devotes himself to the will of his beloved. In Alice Shields' new opera, Criseyde now emerges as a romantic heroine, in this dramatic retelling — from a woman's perspective — of Chaucer's famous tale. For more information or to book performances, send us an e-mail.


SPRING 2008 PERFORMANCES April 24, 2008 — 8 PM Semi-staged Showcase by the American Virtuosi Opera Theater with the Azure Ensemble — Conducted by Kenneth Hamrick Elebash Hall The Graduate Center of The City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street Admission: $20 Get Tickets \| Get Directions
May 11, 2008 — 2 PM NYC Opera's VOX 2008 Festival Skirball Center for the Performing Arts New York University 566 Laguardia Place (Washington Sq. Park South) Admission free Get Tickets \| Get Directions	Story of the Opera \| Cast \| Alice Shields Bio American Virtuosi Opera Theater Press \| Audio/Video/Photos
Criseyde is a new opera by Alice Shields, based on a libretto by Nancy Dean, and is a new Middle English resetting of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde.' Known since Medieval times as a treacherous whore, the tragic beauty Criseyde is used by her family as a sexual trophy for political gain. In this intoxicating world of adulterous courtly love, a man secretly devotes himself to the will of his beloved. In Alice Shields' new opera, Criseyde now emerges as a romantic heroine, in this dramatic retelling — from a woman's perspective — of Chaucer's famous tale. For more information or to book performances, send us an e-mail.