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If I Were You (Si j'étais vous)
MUSIC | An opera in two acts loosely based on the novel Si j'étais vous... (If I Were You, 1947) by the French-American writer Julien Green, If I Were You is a contemporary story of identity with echoes of classical literature, from Faust to Jekyll and Hyde.

If I Were You (Si j’étais vous) – Merola Opera Program

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Date(s) - 08/06/2019
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

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Herbst Theatre

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An opera in two acts loosely based on the novel Si j’étais vous… (If I Were You, 1947) by the French-American writer Julien Green, If I Were You is a contemporary story of identity with echoes of classical literature, from Faust to Jekyll and Hyde. The lead character is Fabian Hart, an aspiring writer who yearns for adventure and a way out of his stifling existence. Brittomara, a shape-shifting devil, appears to him in many guises, finally offering Fabian a supernatural power that will allow the writer to transfer his soul into other people’s bodies, living their lives as their own souls languish in a shadowy netherworld. Thus begins the journey of If I Were You as Fabian moves his increasingly lost soul from person to person in search of a better identity, leaving a trail of human wreckage and hollow shells. Performances in English (with supertitles).

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