The Medium and Three Decembers (Opera Double Bill)

THREE DECEMBERS

by Jake Heggie

THE MEDIUM

by Gian Carlo Menotti

William Cole Conductor

Matthew Eberhardt Director

Our opera department presents two gripping American works: Jake Heggie’s emotionally charged Three Decembers

and Gian Carlo Menotti’s haunting masterpiece, The Medium.

Three Decembers tells the poignant story of a Broadway star and her two adult children. This chamber opera explores the complexities of family relationships, secrets, and the power of love and forgiveness in the face of heartbreak and loss.

In The Medium, a fraudulent medium conducts séances, but when she starts experiencing supernatural events, her world unravels. As guilt and paranoia consume her, the lines between reality and illusion blur, leading to a haunting climax.