Susannah” is reported to be the second-most frequently performed English language opera, surpassed only by the Gershwin Brothers’ “Porgy and Bess.” ...

Susannah is an opera in two acts by the American composer Carlisle Floyd, who wrote the libretto and music while a member of the piano faculty at Florida State University. Floyd adapted the story from ...

At the end of Act II, as Susannah closes the door behind her and leaves Little Bat a sobbing mess on the stage, you are left to ponder composer Carlisle Floyd's overriding theme: Would you right a ...

Based on the Biblical story of Susannah and the Elders, the setting is mid-20th-century America. The themes of hypocrisy and misogyny, continuing down the centuries, are reflected in the treatment of ...

The Carlisle Floyd Centennial will present an international celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth ...

At the end of Act II, as Susannah closes the door behind her and leaves Little Bat a sobbing mess on the stage, you are left to ponder composer Carlisle Floyd's overriding theme: Would you right a ...

Steven White, Opera Roanoke’s principal guest conductor, led members of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra in a rhythmically incisive and lushly sonorous performance on Friday of “Susannah,” Carlisle ...

In its production of Carlisle Floyd's Susannah, Opera Idaho teased themes of groupthink, elites abusing their influence, and how innocence can be lost in the pursuit of abstract notions of purity. If ...

Coming to the Soo Theatre on Wednesday August 7th and Friday August 9th at 7pm EST then a special performance Sunday August 11th at the Mission Point Center for the Arts on Mackinac Island is Carlisle ...