Among the most memorable productions recently staged at the Civic Opera House was the 2015 world premiere of “Bel Canto,” a rapturous adaptation of the 2001 Ann Patchett novel, which was itself inspired by a real-life hostage crisis that took place in Lima, Peru, during the mid-‘90s. During the handful of shows I have seen performed by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, I’ve found myself tempted to avoid reading the translations projected above the cavernous stage, opting instead to let the emotions conveyed through the singers’ majestic vocals speak for themselves. The ideal Mass transforms a group of strangers into a united human family, and the same is true of any art form. All we had to do was make eye contact with each other to affirm that we were sharing in an odyssey of the soul that transcended all the usual barriers erected between us outside the church walls. The most profound instances of spiritual connection I felt during my churchgoing years were not with the excerpts of scripture preached from the pulpit, but with the fellow members of my congregation. It can spring from any experience that taps into the primal desire within each of us to reach beyond our worldly constraints and grasp at the eternal. She is the co-owner of the bookstore Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee where she lives with her husband.Spirituality defies the structure mankind so often craves. Her works include The Patron Saint of Liars, Bel Canto, Com m onwealth, These Precious Days, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage, and The Dutch House.
Patchett’s lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.Īnn Patchett is the author of eight novels, four nonfiction books, and one children’s book.
But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers. It is a perfect evening-until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. Roxanne Coss, opera’s most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country’s vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Audiobook Length: 11 hours and 20 minutes
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