On March 5, 2022, the University of Miami’s Frost Opera School presented the world premiere of Michael Dellaira and J.D. McClatchy’s adaptation of “The Leopard.” This new work brings to the stage the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa which has since become a renowned work of Italian literature, painting in poignant hues the decline of nobility during the Risorgimento. {…}
(Credit: Ben VanHouten) On March 5, the Frost Opera Theater will present the world premiere of Michael Dellaira and J. D. McClatchy’s new work “The Leopard.” The opera is based on the 1958 novel, “Il Gattopardo,” by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa, which later became a 1963 epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti. The opera will be {…}
Florida-based Frost Opera Theater and the Frost Symphony Orchestra are set to present the world premiere of Michael Dellaira and J.D. McClatchy’s “The Leopard” on March 5, 2022. The opera which is based on the 1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (which was the basis for the famed film by Luchino Visconti) will be conducted by Gerard Schwarz and {…}