Continuing our love for new, 90-minute operas in English, and fresh off the heels of the commission of Our Trudy for Prairiesta, we are bringing Willa Cather’s 1905 short story to life. Premiered in 2013, this tragic opera tells the story of Paul, a teenager from Pittsburgh who is bored with his humdrum life, steals his father’s money to live the high-life in New York City. As the money runs out and his father is en route to New York, Paul sees no possible solutions. Detroit-based opera impresario, Danielle Wright will direct, Terrance Volden, who designed Our Trudy returns this season to design this opera, and Canadian conductor, Patrick Murray, returns to the festival to music direct.