Criseyde - A New Opera by Alice Shields


Concert Performances May 27, 2009 FEMINIST THEORY AND MUSICOLOGY 10 SYMPOSIUM Recital Hall, School of Music University of North Carolina, Greensboro May 11, 2008 NEW YORK CITY OPERA VOX 2008 Festival Skirball Center for the Performing Arts New York University
April 24, 2008 AMERICAN VIRTUOSI OPERA THEATER Elebash Hall, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York More about American Virtuosi Opera Theater	Donate to The Criseyde Project About the Opera \| Cast \| Alice Shields Bio News \| Press \| Audio/Video/Photos Future Plans for Criseyde
Criseyde is a new opera by Alice Shields, based on a libretto by Nancy Dean, and is a new Middle English resetting of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde.' Known since Medieval times as a treacherous whore, the tragic beauty Criseyde is used by her family as a sexual trophy for political gain. In this intoxicating world of adulterous courtly love, a man secretly devotes himself to the will of his beloved. In Alice Shields' new opera, Criseyde now emerges as a romantic heroine, in this dramatic retelling — from a woman's perspective — of Chaucer's famous tale. For more information or to book performances, send us an e-mail. About the Opera \| Cast \| Alice Shields \| News \| Press \| Media \| Future Plans