Opera Bound

This season, Kentucky Opera’s Education Department launches a new literary campaign. This annual program ties one of the season’s opera productions to its origin in literature.

The Brown-Forman 2009 Fall Season Opera Bound focuses on Carlisle Floyd’s OF MICE AND MEN with its origins in John Steinbeck’s novella. Kentucky Opera, along with participating community and school organizations, provides opportunities for students and adults to experience OF MICE AND MEN through multiple art forms and discussions.



Opera Bound Events

Wednesday, September 9th at 7pm
Opera Bound kick off event
Comparison of the novella, play and opera featuring performances from Walden Theatre and Kentucky Opera Studio Artists
Louisville Free Public Library Main Branch

Sunday, September 13th at 5pm

FILM: Of Mice and Men (1939) featuring Burgess Meredith
Walden Theatre

Saturday, September 26 at 2pm & 7:30pm
PLAY: Of Mice and Men
Art from St. Joseph's Children's Home and Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts on display
Walden Theatre

Saturday, October 3 at 2pm & 7:30pm
PLAY: Of Mice and Men
Art from St. Joseph's Children's Home and Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts on display
Walden Theatre

Saturday, October 3 at 5:30pm
Discussion with UofL Professor David Anderson on the role of African-Americans in 1930s American literature
Walden Theatre

October 8, 2009 - January 15, 2010
Dorothea Lange: Migrants in Steinbeck Country and Other Farm Security Administration Photographs from the Roy E. Stryker Collection
U of L Photographic Archives at the Ekstrom Library

Wednesday, October 14th at 12pm
Lunch & Listen live broadcast, part of WUOL Lunch Time Classics
Call 502.585.9402 for reservations
Louisville Public Media

Sunday, October 25th at 1pm
FILM: Of Mice and Men (1992) featuring Gary Sinise & John Malkovich
The Speed Art Museum Auditorium

Wednesday, October 28th at 6:15pm
Backstage tour for NCFL/JCPS GED students
Brown Theatre

Wednesday, October 28th at 7pm
OPERA: Of Mice and Men Final Dress Rehearsal
Brown Theatre

Louisville Free Public LIbrary - 301 York Street, Louisville, KY 40203

Walden Theatre - 1123 Payne Street - Louisville, KY 40204

U of L Ekstrom Library - 2301 South Third Street - Louisville, KY 40292

Louisville Public Media - 619 South Fourth Street - Louisville, KY 40202

The Speed Art Museum Auditorium - 2035 South Third Street - Louisville, KY 40202

The Brown Theatre - 315 West Broadway - Louisville, KY 40202


Opera Bound Partners: Walden Theatre, Every 1 Reads, Louisville Free Public Library, National Center for Family Literacy, JCPS and the JCPS Ahrens Adult Education Center, The Speed Art Museum, the University of Louisville’s Eckstrom Library and The Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society.

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October 30 at 8pm & November 1 at 2pm

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November 20 at 8pm & November 22 at 2pm

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