We're looking forward to a very special event at the Barre Opera House on August 4 at 8 p.m.! In 1897, Solomon August Andrée, Nils Strindberg, and Knut Fraenkel left on a doomed expedition to fly to the North Pole in a hot air balloon. Thirty three years later, their bodies as well as their journals, letters, and diaries were found and returned to Sweden. "The Andrée Expedition," presented by The Vermont Opera Project, is a fascinating song cycle by Dominick Argento, with most of the text taken directly from those documents.

There's a local connection here, as well. Baritone Michael Chioldi's family roots are here in the Granite City, so this is a homecoming of sorts for him. Chioldi's stellar career includes performances in all the major U.S. opera houses.
The concert will be preceded with a pre-show chat at 7:15.

For tickets, call The Barre Opera House box office at 476-8188 or order online at www.barreoperahouse.org.

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