Two If By Sea

Batten down the hatches for this musical exploration of tempest-tossed seas. Dame Ethel Smyth’s Three Preludes from her opera The Wreckers tells the tale of a Cornish village accustomed to looting the remains of shipwrecks upon its shores. Peter Grimes also tells the tale of a coastal village and its inhabitants’ relationship with the sea. Britten’s Four Sea Interludes portrays the sea at dawn, when a storm breaks, on a peaceful Sunday morning, and in the moonlight. We will also reprise our 2003 premiere of MPO's principal oboeist Diane Benjamin's gently turbulent work Ocean Motion. As the tempest subsides, a final chord sounds, symbolizing the power and expanse of the sea. We’ll also take a break from the storms with another work by Britten, Movements for a Clarinet Concerto, featuring the MPO’s very own Ryan Golden. Three Preludes from The Wreckers / Smyth Movements for a Clarinet Concerto / Britten Ocean Motion / Benjamin Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes / Britten Tickets are $10-$16 when reserved in advance. Purchased at the door, tickets are $12-$18; Student/Children tickets are $5.