Owen Wingrave

From the mind and heart of famed composer Benjamin Britten emerges a stirringly beautiful chamber opera based on a short story by Henry James.

 The opera, which premiered in 1970, introduces us to Owen Wingrave, a committed pacifist born into a renowned military family.  Met with a torrent of disapproval over his beliefs yet desperate to keep the love of his would-be bride, Owen is determined to prove his inner strength – even if it leads to his own mysterious end.

The gifted young voices of the Curtis Opera Theater, under Artistic Director Mikael Eliasen, star in this highly-anticipated production.  Britten's orchestral music, by turns spellbinding and terrifying, will be brought to life by the Curtis Symphony Orchestra.  Owen Wingrave is produced in association with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Kimmel Center Presents.

Aurora Series at the Perelman Theater