This event has been postponed until Fall 2022. Registrants will be notified of the new date when it has been decided. Please email events@centerforfiction.org with any questions and concerns.
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Centering on an impoverished 19-year-old living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil who dreams of a better life, La Hora de la Estrella is a new opera by composer Suzanne Farrin, with a libretto adapted by Argentinian novelist Sergio Chejfec from the landmark novel by Clarice Lispector. The opera is written in Spanish and has been translated into English twice (most recently by Lispector biographer Benjamin Moser).
On Thursday, April 28th, AOP and The Center for Fiction will bring together Farrin, Moser, and Paolo Fasoli (CUNY’s Professor and Coordinator of Comparative Literature) to appear as the latest guests for Note/Books, a series that showcases the transformation of fiction to opera.
“Note/Books: La Hora de la Estrella” (The Hour of the Star)
presented by AOP and The Center for Fiction
April 28 at 7pm EDT
Running time: One hour
Admission: Free for online attendees and $10 for in-person audience* (limited seating)
Proof of vaccination is required to attend this event in person.
Mask wearing is also required throughout the building.
*In-person tickets include a $10 bookstore voucher, redeemable toward the featured event
book on the night of the event. All registrants will receive a link to livestream the event.
More information on La Hora de la Estrella: www.aopopera.org/hour-of-the-star
La Hora de la Estrella (The Hour of the Star) is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
