Suzanne Farrin
Campus Arts Event
Suzanne Farrin
Experience the concert premiere of Macabéa, a new opera by Suzanne Farrin. Inspired by Clarice Lispector’s final novel, The Hour of the Star, the deeply moving work confronts the forces of poverty and power with striking intensity.
$10-$50
Miller Theatre
October 29, 2026 | 7:30 pm
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Suzanne Farrin
Macabéa (2026)
Concert Premiere

Performers

Charlotte Mundy
soprano
Christopher Herbert
baritone
Talea Ensemble
Eduardo Leandro
conductor

Location

Miller Theatre
116th & Broadway
New York, NY

About The Performance

Be among the first to experience the Concert Premiere of Macabéa, a powerful new opera by Suzanne Farrin. Inspired by Clarice Lispector’s final novel, The Hour of the Star, the deeply moving work confronts the forces of poverty and power with striking emotional intensity. Performed by the Talea Ensemble, this special presentation offers an exclusive preview before the opera’s full premiere in Brazil in 2028.

Post-show discussion with Suzanne Farrin and Melissa Smey

Music by Suzanne Farrin
Libretto by Sergio Chejfec
Based on The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

For more information, please visit the event website.

Image: photo by Rob Davidson/ courtesy of Miller Theatre