27 (opera)

27 (or Twenty-Seven) is an opera by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Royce Vavrek in a prologue and five acts that explores the relationship of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and the salons that they hosted at their residence at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris. Commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, the opera premiered on June 14, 2014, in a production directed by James Robinson at the Loretto-Hilton Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

27 (opera)

27 (or Twenty-Seven) is an opera by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Royce Vavrek in a prologue and five acts that explores the relationship of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and the salons that they hosted at their residence at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris. Commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, the opera premiered on June 14, 2014, in a production directed by James Robinson at the Loretto-Hilton Center in St. Louis, Missouri.