Madison Opera

Trouble in Tahiti & The Seven Deadly Sins

by Leonard Bernstein & Kurt Weill

Banner text reads: Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein and The Seven Deadly Sins by Kurt Weill. A silhouette of a man with an umbrella against a white fence and skyline.

Friday, February 3 and Sunday, February 5

Capitol Theater

Age Recommendation

10 and up

Running Time

Approximately 2 hours with 1 intermission

Sung in English with projected text

LOVE WILL LEAD US TO A QUIET PLACE. 

Set in 1950s suburbia, Trouble in Tahiti is about a married couple struggling to find happiness in their discontent. Dinah and Sam go from home to the office, gym, therapist, and the movies, all while yearning for connection, and backed up by a vocal jazz trio.

The Seven Deadly Sins tells of a woman on a journey across the U.S. to earn enough money to buy a home, resisting sin in every city she visits. Weill’s 1933 “ballet chanté” divides heroine Anna into two halves of the same woman: a singer and a dancer. Kanopy Dance joins Madison Opera for this enthralling work.

Don’t miss this double-bill of longing and connection by two extraordinary composers.

Meet the Cast

Headshot of an African American woman with brown eyes and wavy hair in a light orange top.

Dinah / Anna I

Rehanna Thelwell

Headshot of an African American man with a bald head and brown eyes. He is wearing a collared blue shirt.

Sam

Yazid Gray

Headshot of a caucasian woman with long brown hair.

Jazz Trio Soprano

Alannah Spencer

Headshot of a man with brown hair and light facial hair in a blue suit.

Jazz Trio Tenor / Brother

Pedro Valdez

Headshot of a caucasian many with short wavy brown hair and dark eyes in a blue suit.

Jazz Trio Baritone / Brother

Conor McDonald

Headshot of a caucasian man with short dark hair and a sweater on, folding his arms.

Father

Robert A. Goderich

Thank you to our sponsors

 

These performances are funded in part by The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., New York, NY 

  • David Flanders & Susan Ecroyd
  • John Lemke & Pamela Oliver
  • Charles Snowdon & Ann Lindsey

Upcoming Madison Opera Events

  • November 3 - November 5

    Tosca

    Classical Music, Madison Opera Tosca

    Overture Hall

    Based on a French play that scandalized critics and was a smash hit with audiences, Puccini’s 1900 opera is theatrically sensational, musically thrilling, and justifiably renowned. Don’t miss this tour de force of soaring music and headlong drama.

    Multiple Showtimes
    Learn More Learn More
  • February 2 - February 4

    The Anonymous Lover

    Classical Music, Madison Opera The Anonymous Lover

    Capitol Theater

    Premiering in 1780, The Anonymous Lover is the only surviving opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A pioneering Black composer, conductor, and violinist, Bologne achieved great renown throughout 18th-century France.

    Multiple Showtimes
    Learn More Learn More
  • April 26 - April 28

    Candide

    Classical Music, Madison Opera Candide

    Overture Hall

    A satirical novella by Voltaire meets a dazzling score by Leonard Bernstein in this 1956 operetta. The naïvely optimistic Candide sets out to explore the world, beset by an endless series of disasters, including war, an earthquake, and a shipwreck.

    Multiple Showtimes
    Buy Tickets Learn More