Silent Night

The critically-acclaimed new opera Silent Night recounts a miraculous moment of peace during one of the bloodiest wars in human history.  Composer Kevin Puts was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Music for this moving tour-de-force, featuring a poignant libretto by Mark Campbell.

On World War I’s western front, weapons are laid down when Scottish, French and German officers defy their superiors and negotiate a Christmas Eve truce. Enemies become brothers as they come together to share Christmas and bury their dead in a moving dramatic work that features soaring, lyrical melodies and a stellar cast of stars.  

Acclaimed tenor William Burden stars as the drafted opera singer whose voice inspires peace among adversaries, with Kelly Kaduce as his love interest, Anna Sørenson, and baritone Troy Cook returns as Father Palmer, the Scottish priest.  A host of important OCP debuts are in store, including bass-baritone Craig Irvin as Lieutenant Horstmayer, the German commanding officer; baritone Liam Bonner as Lieutenant Audebert, the conflicted French commander; Eric Simonson directing the new production; and Maestro Michael Christie at the orchestra podium.

Silent Night is based on the screenplay by Christian Carion for the motion picture "Joyeux Noël" produced by Nord-Ouest Productions.

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