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Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival 2015 concludes with a staged workshop performance of Victoria Bond's opera Clara, with a libretto by Barbara Zinn Krieger, inspired by the life of Clara Schumann.

The opera focuses on Clara Schumann's tormented relationship with her father, her tempestuous romance with Robert Schumann and her struggle to balance her family obligations with her brilliant career. The performance features Gramercy Trio, and vocalists Meredith Mecum, Benjamin Bloomfield, Robert Osborne, and Paul Han.

Renowned Metropolitan opera star Martina Arroyo serves as artistic adviser for the production.

Clara
An Opera in Two Acts, inspired by the life of Clara Schumann
Music: Victoria Bond
Librettist: Barbara Zinn Krieger

Cast: 
Clara Weick- Meredith Mecum, soprano
Robert Schumann- Benjamin Bloomfield, baritone
Friedrich Wieck - Robert Osborne, bass-baritone
Johannes Brahms - Paul Han, tenor 
Marianne Tromlitz- Yiselle Blum, mezzo-soprano 
Clementine Wieck - Marisan Corsino, mezzo-soprano
Felix Mendelssohn - Joseph Eletto , baritone

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
MONDAY APRIL 27th @ 7:30 PM