Curtis Opera Theatre: "Les Mamelles de Tirésias" and "The Seven Deadly Sins" (Photo Roundup)

“Curtis has supplied some of the most inventive opera productions Philadelphia has seen in recent years, and the streak continued here.” —Broad Street Review

Curtis Opera Theatre‘s 2023–24 series featured a captivating double bill of Francis Poulenc’s outrageously funny farce, Les Mamelles de Tirésias and Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s darkly satirical “ballet chanté,” The Seven Deadly Sins on March 15 and 17 at the Philadelphia Film Center.

Critically acclaimed director Eve Summer returned on the heels of rave reviews for her acclaimed Curtis Opera Theatre productions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Così fan tutte in 2022 and Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring in 2020 to lead an exciting cast of rising young opera stars accompanied by members of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of “thrilling” conductor Michelle Rofrano (Opera Today).

Read a glowing review of this “cleverly symbolic and highly entertaining” double bill in Broad Street Review.

Check out photo highlights below, showcasing the casts of Les Mamelles de Tirésias and The Seven Deadly Sins courtesy of Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.

  • The chorus and townspeople of "Les Mamelles de Tirésias" (L-R): Kylie Kreucher, Juliet Rand, Dalia Medovnikov, Shikta Mukherjee, Morgan-Andrew King, and Jackson Allen. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Thérèse (Juliette Tacchino) is fed up with her life as a housewife and decides to live her life to the fullest, be free, work, and fight! Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Le Gendarme (Evan Gray) arrives on the scene to investigate a potential crime. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Le Mari (Erik Tofte) vows to take on the challenge of repopulating the country by himself. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Anna I (Katie Trigg) and her sister Anna II (Maya Mor Mitrani). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Anna I (Katie Trigg) and Anna II (Maya Mor Mitrani) leave their home in Louisiana and set out on a seven-year journey across the U.S. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Völlerei (Gluttony): In Philadelphia, Anna II (Maya Mor Mitrani) struggles with her lucrative, but exhausting contract with its strict weight clause. Morgan-Andrew King and Evan Gray in the background. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Zorn (Wrath): Now in Los Angeles, Anna I (Katie Trigg) tells Anna II (Maya Mor Mitrani) that she will lose her job if she does not cool her temper. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Anna I and Anna II's family in Louisiana (L-R): Father (Hongrui Ren), Mother (Morgan-Andrew King), Brother (Landry Allen), and Brother (Evan Gray). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Juliette Tacchino as the fortune teller (La Cartomancienne). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Juliet Rand (La Dame élégante) and Shikta Mukherjee (Une Dame). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Anna I (Katie Trigg) and Anna II (Maya Mor Mitrani). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Le Directeur, the chorus, and townspeople of "Les Mamelles de Tirésias" (L-R): Nathan Schludecker (Le Directeur), Landry Allen (Le Journaliste), Kyle Kreucher, Jackson Allen (Le Fils), Dalia Medovnikov, Juliet Rand (La Dame élégante), Robert Frazier, Yulin Yan (Le Monsieur barbu), Stephen DaGrosa, and Gabriel Feldt. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Nathan Schludecker (Le Directeur) urges the audience to make more babies! Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • (L-R): Evan Gray, Anna II (Maya Mor Mitrani), Hongrui Ren, and Anna I (Katie Trigg). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Le Mari (Erik Tofte) and Le Gendarme (Evan Gray). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • "Les Mamelles de Tirésias" (L-R): Kylie Kreucher, Nathan Schludecker (Le Directeur), Hongrui Ren (Monsieur Lacouf), Morgan-Andrew King (Monsieur Presto), Gabiel Feldt, and Evan Gray (Le Gendarme). Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg as Anna I in "The Seven Deadly Sins." Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.
  • Juliette Tacchino rejects reunification with her breasts and sends these balloons to the sky. Photo by Ashley E. Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.

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