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Break a Leg Studios a performing arts enrichment organization created to support the arts and artists in the community.

Raise your hand if you recently saw the Odyssey and can't stop thinking about mythology in opera? Okay even if you didn'...
09/03/2026

Raise your hand if you recently saw the Odyssey and can't stop thinking about mythology in opera?

Okay even if you didn't raise your hand you should still join The Impresario Opera Book Club! Our inaugural opera is Strauss' Elektra. We will read Jennifer Saint's Elektra, and watch the movie. If you are craving more we will provide supplemental readings, listenings and more!

We will meet the week of October 19th! There is no opera experience necessary, just a love of learning and friendship.

No cost and no commitment either! Just find a way to read the novel (find that library card, honey), and we will provide the rest!

For more information and to join the club email [email protected]!

Here are some operas we can't stop thinking about after seeing The Odyssey. La belle Hélène – OffenbachA witty satire of...
08/01/2026

Here are some operas we can't stop thinking about after seeing The Odyssey.

La belle Hélène – Offenbach
A witty satire of how Helen of Troy fell in love with Paris, setting the Trojan War in motion.
For a taste, listen to "Amours divins

Les Troyens – Berlioz
This French Grand Opera begins with Sinon and the Wooden Horse, then follows Énée's escape from Troy, his tragic romance with Queen Didon of Carthage, and his destiny to found a new civilization in Italy.
For a taste, listen to "Adieu, fière cité"

Dido and Aeneas – Purcell
Another telling of the tragic love story between Dido and Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
For a taste, listen to "When I Am Laid in Earth" (Dido's Lament)

Idomeneo – Mozart
Returning home from Troy, King Idomeneo makes a terrible vow to Neptune that puts his own son in mortal danger.
For a taste listen to "Tutte nel cor vi sento"

Elektra – Strauss
After the Trojan War, Elektra is consumed by her desire to avenge her father Agamemnon's murder, leading to one of opera's most intense psychological tragedies.
For a taste, listen to "Allein! Weh, ganz allein."

Iphigénie en Tauride – Gluck
Years after the Trojan War, Iphigénie, long believed dead, is reunited with her brother Oreste in one of Greek mythology's most moving family dramas.
For a taste, listen to "Ô malheureuse Iphigénie"

What others are on your list?! Let us know in the comments!

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