TOP: SWEENEY TODD - Townsend Opera

By Stephen Sondheim Friday, February 12 (7:30 pm) / Sunday, February 14 (2:00 pm) Gallo Center for the Arts Based on countless serial novels that gripped Londoners during the Victorian era – the more gruesome the better – a barber wrongfully jailed by a corrupt judge returns to nineteenth century London to seek vengeance in Stephen Sondheim’s macabre musical comedy. A mix of intense ballads and music-hall comedy that turns this sordid and bloody tale into riveting entertainment, Sweeney Todd is widely recognized as one of the greatest scores written for the modern American lyric stage. Experience this legendary musical comedy like never before: in the full operatic setting many believe this piece deserves – high quality singing and no amplified sound! Music by Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) Book by Hugh Wheeler (1912-87) Based on the play by Christopher Bond (b. 1945) Sung in English with English surtitles John de los Santos, Director Ryan Murray, Conductor Contact : Gallo Center Phone : 209-338-2100 Email : Web Site : galloarts.org