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Seagle's 2021 Season: Everything You Need to Know

Here are all of the details on hw the Seagle Festival plans to present their Summer of 2021 Season. Highlights include:

  • Live-Streamed Performances from the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater

  • 2021 Seagle Festival Emerging Artists performing together

  • Two four-week sessions of Seagle Festival Emerging Artists

  • Four productions for each session in repertory schedule

To find out all the details regarding these plans CLICK HERE

Special thanks to the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, the Cloudsplitter Foundation, and the Touba Family Foundation, for their support of our new live-streaming equipment and personnel.

Note: All performance times are Eastern Daylight Time

Session 1 Productions:

July 8 & 17 at 7:30 pm

This hilarious one-act operetta, sung in English, is the story of two young people who were raised identifying as the opposite sex. Nevertheless, their hijinks love story ends happily.

July 9 & 15 at 7:30 pm

This record holder for the longest-running musical ever makes it way back to Schroon Lake. Another set of meddling parents see their children fall in love in this tune-filled musical.

 (Abridged) – July 10 & 16 at 7:30 pm

Sung in French with English supertitles, this gorgeous opera presents the Cinderella story in a fashion very similar to the Disneyesque version we all know and love.

 July 14 at 7:30 pm, July 17 at 2:00 pm

This program of duets and ensembles from favorite operas will showcase all the session 1 Seagle Festival emerging artists and allow their unique vocal and dramatic talents to shine through.

Session 2 Productions

(Abridged) August 12 & 21 at 7:30 pm

Sung in Italian with English supertitles, we’re happy to present one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire. This abridged version tells the stories and includes all the favorite arias, duets and ensembles from the six main characters of the opera.

August 13 & 19 at 7:30 pm

This mid-20th century American opera was originally conceived for radio broadcast, but has since become a staple of the performance repertoire. The story tells of the ruin that can come from lies and assumptions.

WORLD PREMIERE –August 14 & 20 at 7:30 pm

Set in Keene Valley, NY, with numerous Adirondack references, our world premiere opera tells the story of young composer Charles Ives, his love for high-class Harmony Twichell, and the interference of Twichell family friend Mark Twain in their betrothal – based on true events.
Special Thanks to our Media Sponsor for HARMONY – North Country Public Radio
August 18 at 7:30 pm, August 21 at 2:00 pm

The session 2 Seagle Festival emerging artists will perform a rollicking concert of duets and ensembles from your favorite Broadway shows, allowing all the artists to shine.

Tickets for the 2021 Season of live-streamed performances will begin April 1, 2021. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE