This opening concert will bring together the talents of principal artists, cherished alumni, and the hidden gems from the dell’Arte Opera Ensemble staff and board in a diverse program inspired by our festival theme: "Wages of Sin". Our intermission-free program will feature an eclectic range of musical pairings: from Cole Porter and Kurt Weill to Verdi and Stravinsky to Zarzuela and songs on Sufi love poetry.

Join us for an evening of sublime music, culminating in a reception where you can mingle with the artists and team that make it all happen.

dell'Arte Opera Ensemble's June festival, themed “Wages of Sin,” features a double bill of Kurt Weill’s THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (libretto by Bertolt Brecht in the English translation by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman) and Robert Nelson’s TICKETS, PLEASE! with a libretto by Sidney L. Berger after the short story by D.H. Lawrence. A curated song program, CHANSONS DE BAUDELAIRE: Les Fleurs du Mal will receive two performances, and the festival will also include GUILTY PLEASURES, a cabaret program of songs by Weill, Cole Porter, and others. Programming curated and prepared by Artistic Director Chris Fecteau.