Margaret wants to tell the young mans father that, due to an accident years ago, Clara has. owner of the original motion picture 'Light in The Piazza'. In Florence, Clara meets a young Italian, & the two fall in love. Her 1960 novella inspired in turn a great twenty-first century American musical, the Tony Award-winning. Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co. JElizabeth Spencer’s The Light in the Piazza is an exceptionally beautiful and memorable work in the literature of Americans abroad in this case in Florence, aglow in summer light, shadowed by a family secret. Presented by special arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe. But Clara isn't quite what she appears, and soon they must all confront a secret that's been kept in the shadows for far too long.ĭon't miss this acclaimed Broadway musical about the life-changing thrill of first love in this limited engagement at the Lyric Opera House! As American Margaret Johnson and her daughter Clara take in the city's wonders, a fateful gust of wind whisks Clara's hat into the hands of local dreamer Fabrizio Naccarelli. Language: English Running Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes with 1 intermission Book: Craig Lucas Music and Lyrics: Adam. Spencers first novel, Fire in the Morning, was published in 1948.She has written a total of nine novels, seven collections of short stories, a memoir (Landscapes of the Heart, 1998), and a play (For Lease or Sale, 1989). Featuring the Lyric Opera Orchestra conducted by Kimberly Grigsby, The Light in the Piazza tells a story that will sweep you off your feet as it transports you to beautiful, sun-drenched Florence. Elizabeth Spencer was an American writer. Renée Fleming, who was Tony-nominated for her role as Nettie Fowler in Carousel on Broadway last season, stars as Margaret Johnson in this beloved piece that features 'the most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story' ( New York Times).

This anticipated new production is directed by multiple Olivier Award-winning director Daniel Evans. What do you get when you cross a world-renowned, Tony-nominated artist with a six-time Tony Award-winning musical? Surefire theatrical magic - and that's what audiences can expect this December when opera superstar Renée Fleming, Alex Jennings (Netflix’s The Crown) and rising star Solea Pfeiffer ( Almost Famous) bring the ravishing musical The Light in the Piazza to Lyric Opera House!

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