![]() ![]() The Kafka story is set on a tropical island, and an explorer has arrived to witness an execution overseen by an officer, both of them unnamed. Cal Rep is the on-campus theater company at Cal State University Long Beach, and the performances of “In the Penal Colony” are taking place onsite in the Studio Theater. The reason for this large number of neophytes is because Long Beach Opera has collaborated with Cal Rep (California Repertory) and its artistic director Jeff Janisheski. ![]() And I’m thinking, hmm, what an introduction! Usually one steps into the operatic ring by way of “La Traviata” or “Madame Butterfly.” ![]() ![]() “In the Penal Colony” – Long Beach Opera tackles Philip Glass by way of Franz Kafkaīefore one of last weekend’s performances of “In the Penal Colony,” the short but intense opera by Philip Glass based on the Franz Kafka story of the same name, Long Beach Opera artistic director Andreas Mitisek asked how many in the audience were seeing an opera for the first time. Ensemble members from Cal Rep at CSULB serve time in Long Beach Opera’s “In the Penal Colony.” Photo by Keith Ian Polakoff Crime and Punishment ![]()
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