Jefferson Lives! and Suor Angelica

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  The Flea TheaterThe Sam Theater

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  Nov 7 - Nov 8, 2026

  Presented By Teatro Grattacielo Conductor: Saverio Alfierie Conductor, Director: Stefanos Koroneos Teatro Grattacielo’s America 250 double bill brings together two powerful explorations of freedom — one civic, one personal — created for the national commemoration marking 250 years since the founding of the United States. Jefferson Lives!, a world premiere opera co-commissioned with Polyhymnia, examines the birth of the American Revolution not as distant history but as lived human experience. Through the ghostly presence of John Adams and a modern Narrator drawn unwillingly into the past, the opera traces how political ideas move from thought into action, revealing the moral pressure, doubt, and consequence behind America’s revolutionary awakening. Paired with Puccini’s Suor Angelica, which turns inward to explore spiritual confinement and the cost of enforced silence, the evening asks a shared question: what does it mean to seek freedom within systems far larger than ourselves? An empire tightening its grip; a convent demanding obedience — each becomes the space where inner conviction is tested. Together, these works chart freedom as both a public act and a private reckoning, unfolding as a journey through the forces that shape history — and the lives caught within it. Showtimes Saturday, November 7th | 4:00pm Sunday, November 8th | 3pm Run Time 135 min (2h15), with 20 min intermission For Box Office inquiries, please contact: hilarybaboukis@grattacielo.org

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  • Sat Nov 7
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