LA FLORA
An Opera composed by Antonio Sartorio and Marc'Antonio Ziani in 1681.
Performances at ODC Theater on November 15, 16, and 17, 2024.
The Plot
A work of emotional chiaroscuro that ranges from heroic tragedy to slamming-door farce, set in the late Roman Republic under the rule of the fearsome dictator Sulla (here called Silla). Young Flora and Pompeo are impassioned lovers. But Silla and Pompeo’s dad have other plans: Pompeo is to marry Silla’s daughter, Emilia. The only problem is that Emilia is already married to somebody else. And Pompeo (the future Pompey the Great), though a hero on the battlefield, turns out to be a spineless wuss when it comes to standing up to Dad and defending his girlfriend. Flora exerts her seductive superpowers to get her man. But will she succeed?
Creative Team
Director: Céline Ricci
Conductor: Matthew Dirst
Projection Designer: Entropy
Score Transcription: Adam Cockerham
Translation: Joe McClinton
Characters
Flora: Alexa Anderson
Pompeo: Jasmine Johnson
Silla: Wayne Wong
Emilia: Aurélie Veruni
Servio: Sara Couden
Geminio: Nina Jones
Strabone: Sidney Ragland
Probo: TBD