PARSIPPANY — The Secret Opera will present a fresh take on one of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, at the Tabernacle in Mount Tabor, December 12, 7:00 p.m. sponsored by the Mount Tabor Historical Society.Tickets are available by clicking here or at the door. Adults $20.00; Seniors, Children 12 and under $15.00.
This family-friendly holiday favorite comes to life in an all-new interdisciplinary work, utilizing classic text, period vocal music, and improvised string ensemble, adding a modern twist that makes each individual performance unique. It is appropriate that A Christmas Carol will be presented in a structurally magnificent wooden auditorium built in 1885, located in Mount Tabor, a camp meeting community that originated in the late Victorian era.
Charles Dickens is credited with the great revival of Christmas traditions, which have continued in one form or another up to the present day. This work is not only an uplifting moral tale, but also one of great historical importance due to the author’s witty and detailed description of a Victorian Christmas. Adapted and created by Marcus Crawford Guy, this timeless tale is narrated and directed by Annie Rutherford Lutz and accompanied by a quartet of some of NYC’s finest young classical singers and a trio of dynamic young instrumentalists.
Audience members of all ages will feel the magic and mystery of Dickens’ beloved story in an intimate holiday setting.
