The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

Sunday, February 05, 2023

Building W97
345 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA 02139

Comedic opera world premiere presented by MIT CAST and Guerilla Opera
Composer: MIT MTA's Elena Ruehr
Librettist: Royce Vavrek
Stage direction: Giselle Ty

Set in an alternate universe, the opera features Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage—the real-life unsung inventors of the first computer—fighting crime with their new invention in this adaptation of Sydney Padua's novel of the same name.
 

The concert features performances by mezzo-soprano Alexis Peart as Ada Lovelace and baritone Michael Galvin as Charles Babbage, with tenor Omar Najimi and soprano Erin Matthews, clarinetist Rane Moore, violinist Lilit Hartunian, cellist Stephen Marotto, and co-founding artist and percussionist Mike Williams.
 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb 3 / 7:30pm
Saturday, Feb 4 / 3pm
Saturday, Feb 4 / 7:30pm
Sunday, Feb 5 / 3pm

Event Type

Performing Arts

Events By Interest

Arts/Music/Film, General

Events By School

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS)

Tags

opera, theater, students, performance, performing arts, mitmta

Website

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-thri...

Department
Arts at MIT
Hashtag

#lovelaceandbabbage

Contact Email

sbwilson@mit.edu

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