Set in a world devoid of color and inspired by the imagery of surrealist painter Remedios Varo, a lone tree holds within its rings the memory and possibility of music, poetry, and art. An herbalist struggles to heal a community afflicted by a siege of maladies, and a homesick boarding-school student dreams of escape. An ancient medicinal, written in Spanish (one of countless forbidden languages), just may hold the key — to transcendence, or complete obliteration. This searing new opera looks at a culture rapidly strip-mining itself of its riches, and embraces the realm of the imagination as fertile ground for regeneration.

Carlos Carrillo

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Apr 5, 2025

Remedios Varios Para las Aflicciones del Cuerpo y el Espíritu · Chicago Opera Theater

Apr 5, 2025

Remedios Varios · Chicago Opera Theater

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