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September 17, 2026

Miller Theatre's famed Composer Portraits series opens with Suzanne Farrin

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Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

Miller opens its 2026-27 Composer Portraits series with

Suzanne Farrin

Concert premiere of Farrin's new opera Macabéa

Music by Suzanne Farrin
Libretto by Sergio Chejfec
Based on The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

featuring

Charlotte Mundy, soprano
Christopher Dylan Herbert, baritone
Talea Ensemble
Eduardo Leandro, conductor

Post-show discussion with Suzanne Farrin and Melissa Smey.

Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:30PM

Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street)
Tickets starting at $30; Students with valid ID starting at $10

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Composer Portraits

Suzanne Farrin

Macabéa Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:30PM

Be among the first to experience the Concert Premiere of Macabéa, a powerful new opera by Suzanne Farrin. Inspired by Clarice Lispector’s final novel, The Hour of the Star, the deeply moving work confronts the forces of poverty and power with striking emotional intensity. Performed by the Talea Ensemble, this special presentation offers an exclusive preview before the opera’s full premiere in Brazil in 2028.

Post-show discussion with Suzanne Farrin and Melissa Smey

Music by Suzanne Farrin
Libretto by Sergio Chejfec
Based on The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

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