Multiple Choice: Exploring Religious Plurality through REV. 23, a New Opera

The Book of Revelation ends at chapter 22. Or does it?

REV. 23 is a fantastical imagining of the hypothetical 23rd chapter of the Book of Revelation by librettist Cerise Lim Jacobs and composer Julian Wachner, set to premier in September in Boston. Join us for an exploration of the opera’s predominant theme of tension between light and dark. Our panelists—Buddhist, Humanist, and Muslim chaplains—will respond to arias from REV. 23 through the lens of their faith traditions to spark conversations on the diverse philosophical and theological approaches to fundamental questions of the human experience. Select arias from REV. 23 will be performed.

Cerise Lim Jacobs creates new American opera influenced by her past in multicultural Singapore and her global travels. Her original libretti are inspired by the myths that permeate our imaginations and the impulses of current events and human encounters. With her husband Charles, she created and wrote the libretti for the Ouroboros Trilogy; the trilogy’s second opera, "Madame White Snake," won the Pulitzer Prize for composer Zhou Long in 2011. Jacobs holds a degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and was a trial partner at Goodwin Procter LLP and a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston for 5 years before retiring from the practice of law.

This program is offered in partnership with Cerise Lim Jacobs and the Friends of Madame White Snake.

Registration begins April 24 at 9 am.

To register, go to: https://bbd.bostonathenaeum.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=300
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