Lysistrata in Fort Worth

It was on, it was off, it was on, it was off, but now it’s announced: Fort Worth Opera, having weathered the financial crises of the past three years with determination, style, and an unwavering commitment to new work, has scheduled a new Lysistrata for next May.  I’m particularly delighted, as it was in David Gateley’s smart and impassioned production for the young artists of the Seagle Colony in 2008 that the finale of the opera played as it never had before: David, who produced a rich and moving Little Women for the same company in 2005, will leading this version as well, and the company’s stalwart music director Joe Illick will conduct.  More here.