The Garden of the Finzi-Continis @ National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
2022-01-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-30 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, 10280, United States
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis tells the story of an aristocratic Italian-Jewish family, the Finzi-Continis, who believe they are immune to change on the eve of World War II
NYTF and New York City Opera (Michael Capasso, General Director) join forces to present the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon‘s (Intimate Apparel, Ellen West) new opera The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, based on Giorgio Bassani’s 1962 novel (considered a modern classic which is also the basis for Vittorio De Sica’s 1970 film adaptation starring Dominique Sanda and Helmet Berger – a 1972 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film).
With a libretto by Michael Korie (Flying Over Sunset, War Paint, Grey Gardens), The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis begins on the eve of World War II and tells the story of an aristocratic Italian-Jewish family, the Finzi-Continis, who believe they are immune to the changes happening around them.
As they make a gracious haven for themselves in their garden, walling out the unpleasantness of the world outside, Italy forms its alliance with Germany and begins to enforce anti-Semitic racial laws. But the Finzi-Continis discover too late that no one is immune, no one is untouchable.
Based on Giorgio Bassani’s 1962 novel, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is a modern classic. Vittorio De Sica’s 1970 film adaptation starred Dominique Sanda and Helmet Berger – and took home a 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Creative Team
Music by Ricky Ian Gordon
Libretto by Michael Korie, based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani
Directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford
Conductor: James Lowe
Set Designer: John Farrell
Lighting Designer: Susan Roth
Costume Designer: Ildikó Debreczeni

Intimate Apparel @ Lincoln Center Theater
2022-01-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-26 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-27 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-28 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-30 15:00 - 17:00 and 18 more dates | Lincoln Center Theater, 150 W. 65th St, New York, NY, 10023, United States
CAST
Justin Austin
Errin Duane Brooks
Kearstin Piper Brown
Chanáe Curtis
Adrienne Danrich
Jesse Darden
Matthew Gamble
Arnold Livingston Geis
Christian Mark Gibbs
Tesia Kwarteng
Anna Laurenzo
Barrington Lee
Jasmine Muhammad
Naomi Louisa O’Connell
Kimberli Render
Krysty Swann
Indra Thomas
Chabrelle Williams
Jorell Williams
CREATIVE
Ricky Ian Gordon, Music
Lynn Nottage, Libretto
Bartlett Sher, Director
Dianne McIntyre, Choreographer
Steven Osgood, Music Director
Michael Yeargan, Sets
Catherine Zuber, Costumes
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting
Marc Salzberg, Sound
59 Productions, Projections
The Telsey Office, Casting
Melissa Wegner, Metropolitan Opera Casting Consultant
Theresa Flanagan, Stage Manager
