TROUBLE IN TAHITI
Music and libretto by Leonard Bernstein

THE TELEPHONE
Music and words by Gian Carlo Menotti

TALE FOR A DEAF EAR
Music and lyrics by Mark Bucci

Brett Scott, conductor
Amy Johnson, stage director and co-producer
Kenneth Shaw, co-producer
Gabriela Sam, assistant stage director

Featured works include Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, a one-act opera that candidly portrays the troubled marriage of a young suburban couple. Written between Bernstein’s biggest Broadway successes, Trouble in Tahiti draws upon popular song styles to deliver an uncompromising critique of Mid-century American marriage. The triple bill also includes Gian Carlo Menotti’s bit of froth, The Telephone, and Mark Bucci's rarely produced, but haunting Tale for a Deaf Ear. Taken together, Opera d’arte's triple bill offers three vastly contrasting views into the extremes of human relationships.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Opera Department Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Rosenthal