The Devil finds work for the idlest of hands in Igor Stravinsky's neoclassical opera "The Rake's Progress." This 1951 masterpiece uses the glorious words of British-American poet W. H. Auden to tell the story of Tom Rakewell, a young man who inherits a fortune and abandons his hometown sweetheart, Anne Trulove, for the big-city pleasures of life in London. Obsessed with the idea that he is destined for greatness and cheered on by his diabolical companion, Nick Shadow, Tom trades his soul in exchange for fame and influence. An eternity of torment waits for him…unless true love can somehow find a way?

Richard Lisenby

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22 - 24 Nov, 2024

The Rake's Progress · Opera Memphis

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Sellem in The Rake's Progress by Stravinsky

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