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Mainstage Opera: “The Consul”

Thursday, March 6 | Friday, March 7 | Saturday, March 8 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 | 3 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre

Lawrence University Opera Theatre presents The Consul March 6-9, 2025.

The Consul

  • Sung in English
  • Composed and Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
  • Winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize of Music and the NY Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical, Menotti’s The Consul exposes the callous nature of blocking political refugees from entering a neighboring country. Threatened and watched by a fascist, militarized régime, Magda Sorel seeks to bring her baby and mother-in-law over the boarder to join her husband, a member of the resistance.
  • Copeland Woodruff: Stage Director
  • Kristin Roach: Conductor & Music Director

Tickets

  • $15 for adults
  • $10 for seniors
  • $8 for non-LU students
  • LU students, faculty, and staff receive 2 free tickets with LU ID presented at the Box Office (while supplies last).