THE POST OFFICE will be remounted at Arizona Opera as part of their New Works Festival on April 10, 2027.
April 10, 2027 7:30PM
ARIZONA OPERA - New Works Festival
Wittcoff Black Box Theater, at the Arizona Opera Center
1636 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Event Timeline:
• 6:30 PM - Pre-Show Talk
• 7:30 PM - Jefferson Lives!
• 8:30 PM - Intermission
• 9 PM - The Post Office
THE POST OFFICE
The ghost of Benjamin Franklin, the first US Postmaster General, is drawn into a thoroughly contemporary conflict among co-workers in a one-room post office about gay marriage, free speech, racial and class divides, and democracy itself in a provocative new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky (AS ONE) and poet/librettist Elaine Sexton (Site Specific). Produced by American Opera Projects, THE POST OFFICE features a cast of five singers and piano, and a set designed by Charles Renfro, a partner in the distinguished architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a long history of involvement in the performing arts.
Music by Laura Kaminsky
Libretto by Elaine Sexton
Design by Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Development of THE POST OFFICE is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. AOP’s programs are made possible in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., the Amphion Foundation, BMI, and the contributions of many individuals.