"You've made this place a court of Hell that twists at your beck and call." Arthur Miller's chilling dramatization of the Salem witch trials (an allegory of McCarthyism), is the basis for Robert Ward's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera.
"The mass hysteria that culminated in the Salem witch trials was not, unfortunately, an aberration. Throughout history we have seen how, in a climate of fear and mistrust, innuendo can take on the force of fact, resulting in the persecution of innocent people. Arthur Miller dramatized the 17th-century trials when he saw history repeating itself during the ‘Red Scare’ of the 1950s. It is not a pretty story, but it’s an important one – I think it’s important for us to remind ourselves that an accumulation of seemingly minor words and actions can take society to a point of no return." -- Francesca Zambello, director
Part of Glimmerglass Festival 2016
Conductor: Nicole Paiement
Director: Francesca Zambello
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Sunday, July 31, 1:30pm
Tuesday, August 2, 1:30pm
Friday, August 5, 7:30pm
Monday, August 8, 1:30pm
Sunday, August 14, 1:30pm
Thursday, August 18, 7:30pm
Saturday, August 20, 1:30pm
Saturday, August 27, 1:30pm
Show Finder
The Crucible
First Preview: Jul 23, 2016
Opening Date: Jul 23, 2016
Closing Date: Aug 27, 2016
Running Time: 02:30
Playing @
Glimmerglass Festival
Alice Busch Opera Theatre, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Presented in English with projected English text.
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$26.00 - $122.00
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Accessibility
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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.
