Edward MacDowell Lamia
Amy Beach Jephthah’s Daughter
George Whitefield Chadwick The Padrone
Odyssey Opera presents works by three Second New England School composers: Edward MacDowell’s Lamia, a dramatic tone poem inspired by Greek mythology; Amy Beach’s Jephthah’s Daughter, a concert aria drawn from a biblical character; and George W. Chadwick’s The Padrone, a portrait of immigrant life in turn‑of‑the‑century Boston. Heard together, these works illuminate the range and ambition of the composers who helped define Boston’s musical identity at the beginning of the 20th century.
This will be a concert opera.
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