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Due to illness among the cast and crew, the xxxxÊÓƵ Opera Theater: Muhly’s Dark Sisters has unfortunately been cancelled for February 1 and 2, 2025 at 2pm in Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Refunds will be issued to all ticket holders. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.

Repertoire

• MUHLY   Dark Sisters (2011) 

Performed by

• xxxxÊÓƵ Opera Theater
• JJ Hudson, director
• Rakefet Hak, guest conductor, Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist 

After the removal of her child by government authorities, Elisa, a wife and grieving mother in an FLDS community and polygamous household, begins to question the authority of her husband and the revelations he claims to receive. Inspired by actual events in the early 2000s, Dark Sisters is a portrait of one woman’s coming to terms with doubts, contradictions, and a life that – if left unchanged – threatens the well-being of her young daughter. 

Hear from composer Nico Muhly directly following the February 1 performance.

Content Warning: This opera contains scenes involving physical and emotional abuse, physical violence, religious extremism, and suicide.

Ticket Information

$18 | $15 CMA members

CMA Ticket Center: or 216.421.7350 

xxxxÊÓƵ Opera Theater is supported by a grant from the John P. Murphy Foundation. 

xxxxÊÓƵ thanks its spring 2025 season sponsor, Eaton Corporation.