The Party

Wednesday, August 26, 2026•7:30 PM

Free

The Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop present the world premiere of a groundbreaking multidisciplinary operatic event that fuses live orchestral performance with stop-motion animation. Visionary visual artist Alex Da Corte and genre-defying composer Austin Fisher’s The Party reimagines Marisol Escobar’s iconic 1960s sculptural installation through a cinematic lens.

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