Finger Lakes Opera (FLO) commissioned B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee to create the company's first opera in 2022. Over the past two years, this one-act opera has had two weeklong workshops; one in Rochester during FLO's 2023 Summer Festival and the second in Cincinnati when the company was invited to participate in The Cincinnati Opera's Opera Fusion: New Works initiative.

This free Behind the Curtain event, sponsored by the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music, will give audience members the opportunity to learn how this new work has come to life.

Moderator Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, Eastman School of Music's Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion, will lead a discussion on the Two Corners creative process and the themes explored therein.

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BEHIND the CURTAIN: TWO CORNERS PANEL DISCUSSION

Eastman School of Music

Canio’s not clowning around. His beautiful wife Nedda longs to be free of his clumsy embraces, of her life as a traveling actor, and from the advances of the vile Tonio. When Canio catches her with her lover Silvio, only the start of the troupe’s performance can stay his hand … but not for long. Leoncavallo’s gritty and gorgeous score, based on a true incident witnessed by his policeman father, culminates in one of the most famous and tragic tenor arias of all time: “Vesti la giubba,” the original “Tears of a Clown.”

I Pagliacci

Au-Rene Theater at Broward Center For The Performing Arts

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

We couldn't be more proud of our incredible cast, chorus, orchestra, and artistic and office staff for their dedication to this special production. In addition, we extend a sincere thank you to our production sponsor Spectrum Wealth Management and our media sponsor The Indianapolis Star for their generosity. Your support made this production possible!

Kearstin Piper Brown

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BEHIND the CURTAIN: TWO CORNERS PANEL DISCUSSION · Finger Lakes Opera

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I Pagliacci · Florida Grand Opera

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