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“Befana: A Christmas Fable”
January 8, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
“Befana: A Christmas Fable”
January 6-9, Th-Sat 7:30pm; Sun 3pm
We are thrilled and honored to present with Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra, the World Premiere of our new joint commission by renowned composer Kirke Mechem! “Befana: A Christmas Fable” is based on the beloved Italian legend and is a fully staged, one act opera performed in Crocker Theater.
The fable of Befana is a favorite Italian legend of a woman who has lost her husband and her son, and cleans her house endlessly, waiting and hoping for their return. She is visited by the three wise men on their way to Bethlehem who invite her to join them. She turns them down, fearing that she might miss the return of her loved ones, but later regrets her decision and tries, in vain, to find the wise men and the baby Jesus. Every year since that time she travels the world on January Sixth, Epiphany, the Twelfth Night of Christmas, leaving gifts for every little one because she sees love in the eyes of every child.
Contact: cranders@scu.edu
