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Xerxes

First Preview: Jul 15, 2017
Opening Date: Jul 15, 2017
Closing Date: Aug 19, 2017
Running Time: 03:10
Xerxes

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Playing @
Glimmerglass Festival
Alice Busch Opera Theatre, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Countertenor John Holiday returns in the title role of one of the most brilliant scores in the Baroque repertory. 

History's fierce Persian conqueror turns his attention to domestic affairs in a plot in which romantic attraction threatens to obliterate fraternal loyalty
ConcertPlay - DramaRegional
Show Notes: 1 Intermission.
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Conductor Nicole Paiement / presented in Italian with projected English text

Performance Schedule

Tuesday, August 1, 1:30 pm
Sunday, August 6, 1:30 pm
Saturday, August 12, 8:00 pm
Friday, August 18, 7:30 pm


Music
  • G.F. Handel

Book
  • Nicol Minato & Silvio Stampiglia

Director
  • Tazewell Thompson

TDF Tickets Offers:

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Full-price tickets:

$26.00 - $126.00

Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assisted listening devices are complimentary and may be picked up at the Audience Services Desk at the front of the theater one hour prior to the performance. Headphones, earbuds and neck loops are offered to connect to our receivers
  • Elevator\Escalator

    No elevator to the second level of the theater.
  • Parking

    General parking is located across the street from the Alice Busch Opera Theater. Handicapped parking is available on the same side of the street as the theater, and golf cart shuttles travel from the handicapped parking area to the front of the theater
  • Restroom

    Family and handicapped-accessible bathrooms are available.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Translation

    Interpreters and braille programs are available if requested in advance. Please contact the Box Office at (607) 547-2255 at least three weeks in advance of your visit
  • Visual Assistance

    Large-print program books are available upon request. Supertitles with English translations are provided for all subscription-based operas. The lyrics for musicals are also projected above the stage.
  • Wheelchair Info

    The first level of the theater is ADA compliant Please be aware there is no elevator to the second level of the theater.

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