Our world premiere folk opera, Looking for Violeta, opens next week and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you. Filled with beautiful original music, its story weaves together the joy and sorrow of Violeta Parra's life as intricately as one of her famous arpilleras.

We hope you'll join us, and wanted to extend a special invitation for you to be among the first to experience our show at one of our two Pay What You Can previews next week: 8 p.m. on Wednesday July 31st and 9 p.m. on Friday August 2nd. Pay any amount at the door or reserve tickets in advance starting at just $10.

Once you reserve your tickets, be sure to let all your friends know you are coming by RSVP'ing on our Facebook event.

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Or call 412-362-1713

August 2 – 25, 2019
Frick Park Lawn Bowling Greens

Text by María José Galleguillos
Composition by Emily Pinkerton

Music direction by Daniel Nesta Curtis
Stage direction by Karla Boos

Carolina Loyola-Garcia stars as Violeta Parra, the legendary Chilean folk musician and visual artist. Pablo Neruda introduced her authentic interpretation of Chilean folk music to the world. Joan Baez sang her songs and emulated her activism. The Louvre exhibited her embroideries.

And yet she eludes easy understanding and left us too soon, so we take the attitude of her brother, poet Nicanor Parra, played by internationally acclaimed opera singer Eugene Perry. He serves as our guide as we seek her essence in hauntingly beautiful music composed by Emily Pinkerton. Parra elevated all South American people, her music synonymous with protest movements that resisted dictatorships and improved the lives of thousands.

About the experience:

We've erected a tent – a Quantum first – in Frick Park, representative of Violeta's peñas - where music and dancing, food and drink provided cover for activism. Feel free to picnic in the park before the show, and then join us under the tent (in our comfortable chairs) to celebrate Violeta's inspiration, in six-part harmony with a live four-piece band.