A Distant Love: Songs of John and Abigail Adams
The Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra, in association with the Old Stone House in Brooklyn, is proud to present a reprise performance of “A Distant Love: Songs of John and Abigail Adams,” libretto by Terry Quinn, music by Gary S. Fagin, celebrating one of the most consequential and influential couples of the Colonial period during a time when our Nation’s fortunes hung in precarious balance.
This special performance, featuring soprano Elizabeth Dabney and baritone Thomas Meglioranza, accompanied by an ensemble from the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra, will take place 7:30pm Friday July 24 at the Old Stone House and Washington Park, 336 Third Street, Brooklyn.
“A Distant Love” covers the 11-year period when, except for intermittent visits home, John was abroad raising money for the American revolutionaries and Abigail was tending the Adams homestead. "A Distant Love" renders the flavor of this extraordinary couple’s time apart based on the extensive correspondence of these two “dearest friends;” their passions, hopes, doubts and anxieties; their complexities and half-hidden emotions; their most intimate thoughts.
Join us on July 24 for what will be a very special, memorable musical-dramatic event celebrating the inspiring words and lives of Abigail and John Adams.
Upon making your online reservation, you will receive an order confirmation via email receipt.
The concert will begin at 7:30PM.
For questions or more information, please contact Anne Kuite at annek@knickerbocker-orchestra.org.