Richard Wagner's
Forbidden Love
May 22-24, 2020
Warehouse XI, Union Square, Somerville, MA
“Forbidden Love” is an operatic gem that even Wagner’s devoted followers know little about. Young Wagner, at 23, wrote it in the style of rousing, exuberant 19th century Italian comic opera, before he became “𝖂𝖆𝖌𝖓𝖊𝖗”! Composed in 1836 and based on Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, “Forbidden Love” explores the traditional clash between puritanical, restrained sexuality and all too human self-abandoned eroticism. Come and thrill to great arias and ensembles, rousing music, and hints of the Wagner to come.
ISABELLA
Ashley Becker
FRIEDRICH
Junhan Choi
CAST
MARIANNE
Anne-Marie Iacoviello
CLAUDIO
Tim Ayres-Kerr
BRIGHELLA
Thaddeus Bell
DORELLA
Marina Harris
PONTIO PILATO
Grant Yosenick
ANTONIA
Jeanette Lee
LUZIO
Chris Eaglin
DANIELI
RaShaun Campbell
COVERS/CHORUS
MARIANNE
Elisabeth Clutts
ISABELLA
Letitia Stevens
BRIGHELLA
RaShaun Campbell
DORELLA
Angelica Grau
CREATIVE TEAM
STAGE DIRECTOR
Cailin Doran
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Juliet Cunnungham
PRODUCER
Martha Birnbaum
DIRECTIONS
Location
Warehouse XI is located in Union Square behind Bronwyn
Public Transportation
RED LINE to Central Square, and the 91 bus to Somerville Ave @ Prospect St
or
RED LINE to Harvard Square, and the 86 bus to Somerville Ave @ Prospect St
Parking
Parking is available in the Citizensbank lot, corner of Stone and Somerville Aves. More Metered parking is available throughout Union Square.