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Elmer Gantry: A New American Opera

Thursday, January 24, 2008

"Elmer Gantry," a new American opera based on the 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis, with music composed by Robert Aldridge and libretto by Herschel Garfein, gets its premiere this week at Montclair State University's Alexander Kasser Theater. Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein join us to talk about the challenges of getting a new opera staged in a field driven by the tried-and-true favorites.

Elmer Gantry at Montclair State University
Elmer Gantry Web site


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