New Production
Music by Rene Orth / Libretto by Mark Campbell
Curtis Opera Theatre at the Perelman
Performed in English with English Supertitles

Conducted by Daniela Candillari and directed by Mary Birnbaum.

Rene Orth is a composer who "breaks new ground."—Opera News

It’s a poignant prelude to Empty the House, a 2016 opera composed by Curtis Institute of Music alum and Opera Philadelphia Composer in Residence Rene Orth, whose work “breaks new ground” (Opera News), and featuring a libretto by Mark Campbell (Elizabeth Cree, Silent Night). In Empty the House, a daughter returns to her childhood home for a weekend with her mother and is confronted by painful memories.

Curtis Opera Theatre at the Perelman in partnership with Opera Philadelphia and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts