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Woman with Eyes Closed

Woman with Eyes Closed

Woman with Eyes Closed

Woman with Eyes Closed

Sat, Apr 26 - Sun, May 4, 2025
  • Pittsburgh Opera
  • Bitz Opera Factory

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Music by Jennifer Higdon
Libretto by Jerre Dye

A family portrait

When Mona finds a mysterious suitcase filled with stolen masterpieces, she must grapple with a choice to save these priceless paintings or save her son—the thief. Burning the paintings would destroy the evidence of her son’s crime, but one of the paintings—Lucien Freud’s “Woman With Eyes Closed”—looks just like her own mother, a painter who died when Mona was still young. The uncanny resemblance unlocks long-buried memories that fuel the fires of three different possible endings.

This world premiere opera from award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon (Cold Mountain) is inspired by a real-life art heist, and confronts the question “what is the true value of a work of art?” This is an opera that needs to be seen at least twice; each night of the production has the possibility of a completely new ending!

Commissioned by Opera Philadelphia. Funded in part by The Amphion Foundation, Inc.

Content Advisory: This performance includes profanity, simulated violence, and a minor smoke effect.

Performance takes place at The Bitz Opera Factory (Pittsburgh Opera's headquarters), 2425 Liberty Avenue, in Pittsburgh's Strip District.

  • Saturday, April 26, 2025  * 8:00 PM- ~9:15 PM (approx. end time) Ending One
  • Tuesday, April 29, 2025  * 7:00 PM- ~8:15 PM (approx. end time) Ending Two
  • Friday, May 2, 2025 * 7:30 PM- ~8:45 PM (approx. end time) Ending Three
  • Saturday, May 3, 2025 * 2:00 PM- ~3:15 PM (approx. end time) Ending One (Preview Audience Choice)
  • Sunday, May 4, 2025 * 4:00 PM- ~5:15 PM (approx. end time)  Ending Three (Cast Choice)
Run Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes with no intermission

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