Opera Wednesdays | Pizza In The Pit

The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death.

Come From Away tells the incredible true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland, when US airspace closed on September 11, 2001. Over five days, the tiny Canadian town doubled in population, with locals opening their homes, schools, and hearts to feed and shelter the global travelers.

The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death.