Organization

Conductor

Stephanie Rhodes Russell

Stage director

Dan Wallace Miller

Singer

Soprano

Ann Toomey

Susannah

Bass-baritone

Christian Pursell

Blitch

Tenor

Robert Stahley

Joseph Leppek

Little Bat

Wolf Trap Opera

Mezzo-soprano

Winona Martin

Mrs McLean

Choreographer

Felicity Stiverson

Costume designer

Candace Frank

Vienna

United States

The Barns

Susannah Floyd

Public

Approved

Watch an excerpt of “Ain’t it a pretty night” from Floyd's "Susannah" performed by 2022 Filene Artist Ann Toomey.

"Ain't it a pretty night" from "Susannah"

This heartbreaking retelling of the biblical tale of “Susannah and the Elders” is considered the quintessential American opera. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Susannah innocently incites the lust of the town elders, who demand their minister force her to repent sins for which she is not guilty. Carlisle Floyd’s use of idiomatic American folk song throughout the score captures the essence of Susannah’s plight and creates effective melodrama and lyrical storytelling solidifying Floyd’s place in the canon of great American composers. Wolf Trap Opera premiere.

English

Susannah by Floyd, From (2022/2022), Directed by Dan Wallace Miller,, Conductor Stephanie Rhodes Russell, The Barns, Vienna, United States

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