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Yuqi Shi Recital
in 18 hours in 2 minutes
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VIEW FROM THE EDGE
Mar. 02
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• Faculty Artist Recital •
Mar. 03
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Mingze Li Student Recital
Mar. 04
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Haeun Kim Recital
Mar. 04
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Malik Halce Recital
Mar. 04
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Emily Beckner Student Recital
Mar. 04
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NATURAL CHAOS
Mar. 04
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Joel Peterson Student Recital
Mar. 04
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Michael Zelinski Recital
Mar. 04
Event Name: DOUBLE BILL: LES MAMELLES DE TIRÉSIAS +
Organizer: CCMSched@ucmail.uc.edu
Event Locator: 2025-ADJBBV
• CCM Opera Series •
Music by Francis Poulenc; Libretto by Guillaume Apollinaire (Les Mamelles de Tirésias)
Music by Kurt Weill; Text by Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann (Mahagonny Songspiel)
William Langley, alumni guest conductor
The juxtaposition of these two works by contemporaries Francis Poulenc and Kurt Weill highlights two major artistic movements of the first half of the 20th century — surrealism and expressionism. The texts for these compositions are taken from two poet-playwrights, each towering proponents of these styles – Guilliaume Apollinaire of surrealism and Bertolt Brecht of expressionism. Both operas offer sardonic and poignant commentaries on modern society.
Content Warnings:
Les Mamelles de Tirésias: This production explores themes of gender reversal, reproductive freedom and absurdity including stylized, non-explicit scenes of breasts detaching and exploding, thematic elements of gender reassignment, loud noises and non-firing prop firearms.
Mahagonny Songspiel: This production includes satirical depictions of sexual exploitation, prostitution, violence, murder, self-harm and heavy substance abuse. The work is for mature audiences due to themes of extreme consumerism, misogyny and the dehumanization of individuals.
Estimated run time: 110 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Tickets: $25 adult, $15 student, $15 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available.Buy tickets online.