(SOLD OUT) The Consul | Music & Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti | Frost Opera Theater
About this Event
5479 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Jeffrey Buchman, stage director and program director
Diego Hernandez, conductor
Jenny Snyder, music director
Rosa Mercedes, choreographer
Gian Carlo Menotti’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera The Consul remains as gripping and relevant today as it was at its 1950 premiere. This emotionally charged production underscores the opera’s themes of bureaucratic indifference, personal sacrifice, and a desperate search for freedom.
Having had a Broadway run of 269 performances, The Consul is not only a compelling "musical drama", as Menotti called it—it’s a powerful reminder of the human cost of being caught in the unrelenting grind of red tape and apathy.
Prepare to be deeply moved by characters struggling to maintain their humanity in a system that reduces them to mere paperwork.
WED / NOV 12, 2025 / 7:30 P.M.
THU / NOV 13, 2025 / 7:30 P.M.
Clarke Recital Hall
FREE with reservation
Reserve tickets here.
Read program here.
Join November 12 livestream here.
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