Name: Barcelona, Map Of Shadows
Start: 2025-12-03T15:30:00
Location: Mabou Mines

Alex Davis

Rebekah Heller

Josh Rubin

Kyra Simms

Garrett Flowers

American Opera Projects

Developed by American Opera Projects (AOP) and performed by New Jersey Opera Theater, “The Christmas Spider” spins a shimmering tale about love and togetherness during the holiday season. On a bitterly cold Christmas Eve, a poor woodcutter and his two children have no gifts, barely enough to eat, and are in danger of losing their home to an impatient landlady. The surprise discovery of a large, but gentle arachnid leads to a seemingly miraculous turn of good fortune for the family. Inspired by a Ukrainian legend, “The Christmas Spider” is a new addition to the holiday canon, telling a tale for all ages.

The Christmas Spider at New Jersey Opera Theater

Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)

BARCELONA, MAP OF SHADOWS holds an instrumental workshop on December 2 & 3, 2025 at Mabou Mines.  The opera is based on a play by Lluïsa Cunillé about the intimacies and entanglements of a gentrifying city and the spectre of Fascism.