Marble City Opera to Present World Premiere of ‘The Doctor & the Devils’

By David Salazar

Marble City Opera is set to present the world premiere of “The Doctor and the Devils” this June.

The Knoxville, Tennessee-based company will showcase the new work by Jason Overall on June 6 and 8, 2024 at the Old City Performing Arts Center starting at 7 p.m. on both evenings. The opera is adapted from a screenplay by Dylan Thomas and explores the story of two body snatchers who murdered 16 people and sold their bodies for research in 1828.

The work stars Stephen Salters as Doctor Rock; Cody Boiling as Murray; Lela Philbrook as Elizabeth; Ema Mitrović as Annabella; Jenna Ziccardi as Jennie; Gianna Grigalonis as Alice; John Overholt as Broom; and Daniel Johnson-Webb as Fallon.

Kathryn Frady directs and Brandon Coffer conducts the production.

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