CLARKSVILLE, TN − Austin Peay State University’s Opera Theatre, within the Department of Music, and with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is presenting The Ghosts of Gatsby by composer Evan Mack and librettist Joshua McGuire at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25 and Saturday April 26, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 27 in the Mabry Concert Hall. This event is free and open to the public, and the department will livestream the event on its YouTube channel.
Directed by Dr. Penelope Shumate, director of APSU Opera Theatre and associate professor of voice, this performance features a narrative based loosely on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his marriage to Zelda Fitzgerald. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the APSU Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Jacob Aaron Schnitzer, instructor of orchestral activities, and Ariadna Benítez, graduate student conductor, while the APSU Opera Theatre students sing in the opera.
“The Ghosts of Gatsby was the perfect opera choice for this spring so that all the Opera Theatre students could perform,” Shumate said. “I was delighted to arrange for both the composer, Evan Mack, and the librettist, Joshua McGuire, to work with the students within the course of the rehearsal period as well. The students have put in a lot of hard work and the performances will be wonderful.”
For more on this production, contact Shumate at shumatep@apsu.edu. To learn about future CECA events, productions, and performances, visit https://www.apsu.edu/ceca/.