Stradella’s San Giovanni Battista
Catapult Opera, one of New York’s newest and most exciting opera companies presents the United States stage premiere of Alessandro Stradella’s San Giovanni Battista in a co-production with Washington D.C.’s IN Series. The arresting oratorio from “one of the most innovative and exciting composers of the 17th century” (BBC), is directed by IN Series Artistic Director Timothy Nelson who sets the opera within 1970s suburbia — reimagining the biblical drama as a portrait of a society in decay and a family whose psychic rot is cracking through its perfect facade. The distressed 1857 church at The Space at Irondale offers a perfect backdrop and contrast to the sheen of America’s 1970s self-image, mirroring Stradella’s own contrast of the sacred and profane.
Performances are in Italian with English supertitles.
June 11, 12, & 13 at 7:30 pm
The Space at Irondale, 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn
Tickets: $50–$70
The Headless Disco afterparty (June 13 only)
Boogie back in time after the opera on Friday, June 13th during The Headless Disco. Slip into your bell bottoms, platform shoes, fringe, or psychedelic prints for the performance and get ready to get down after the show as we turn back the clock to the decade of disco, funk, and full-on flair. Whether your vibe is Saturday Night Fever, Soul Train, or Studio 54, the opera and dance floor are waiting for your best retro look. Choose Friday, June 13 to add tickets to The Headless Disco to your purchase order. See you on the flip side!
