La Flora

Presented by Ars Minerva

Alexa Anderson as Flora, photographer Valentina Sadiul

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

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City: San Francisco
Price Range:
$25 to $125

Program Items

Antonio Sartorio and Marc' Antonio Ziani La Flora

ODC Theater

ODC Theater

3153 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States