Workshop of Act I of Roscoe by Evan Mack

Roscoe by Evan Mack (Workshop performace of Act I)

Exploring Albany politics of the 1940s, Evan Mack’s new opera, currently in development and based on William Kennedy’s novel by the same name, is tragic, comic, poignant, and romantic. Roscoe Conway, after twenty-six years as the second in command of Albany’s notorious political machine, decides to quit politics forever. But there’s no way out, and only his Machiavellian imagination can help him cope with the erupting disasters. Every step leads back to the past – to the early loss of his true love, the takeover of City Hall, the machine’s fight with FDR and Al Smith to elect a governor, and the methodical assassination of gangster Jack (Legs) Diamond. Opera Saratoga’s 2014 young artists bring this work to life in a workshop performance of Act 1. This 80-minute presentation will help the opera’s creative team refine the work and provide you the opportunity to hear it first!

June 8 at 2:00pm
Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall, Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs