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Suzanne Farrin

Macabéa
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:30PM
Miller Theatre at Columbia University

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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Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

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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  • Suzanne Farrin Macabéa (2026) Concert Premiere

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Commissioned by the Talea Ensemble with funding from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Early conceptual phase support provided by American Opera Projects. The development of Macabéa received funding from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers: Discovery Grants program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation

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