Opera Philadelphia

Vivaldi

The Seasons

The Seasons

Philadelphia Premiere
Music by Antonio Vivaldi
Based on The Four Seasons with additional arias and ensembles by Vivaldi
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl 
Co-Conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl
In collaboration with Pam Tanowitz and Zack Winokur
Directed by Zack Winokur, Choregraphed by Pam Tanowitz
Developed by SCENE and AMOC*
Performed in English, Italian, and Latin with English supertitles

You could say Vivaldi had a kind of synesthesia when writing The Four Seasons. What does being cold feel and sound like? MacArthur Award-winning playwright and librettist Sarah Ruhl joins Anthony Roth Costanzo to co-conceive a tapestry of Vivaldi’s music, telling an original story about a world in which the seasons are completely out of order. Tony Award-winning set designer Mimi Lien collaborates with M.I.T. materials technologist Jack Forman to fuse art and science, bringing atmospheric events to the stage. Celebrated choreographer Pam Tanowitz creates a maelstrom of dance, director Zack Winokur helms the production, and Corrado Rovaris conducts the rapturous piece, which stars Costanzo.


All tickets are Pick Your Price, starting at $11. Any amount above $11 helps support other operagoers and the work we present on stage.

Opera Philadelphia has partnered with Art-Reach and Nicole Sardella to provide Audio Description for this production on December 21Learn more>>

MapPerelman Theater

Fri, Dec 19 Sold Out 8:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 20 Sold Out 8:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 21 Sold Out 2:00 p.m.

Runtime is 2 hours and 5 minutes including one 20-minute intermission

Limited seats are available for current Opera Philadelphia Patron Program supporters. Email development@operaphila.org or call 215.893.5908 to learn more.


A co-production with SCENE, AMOC*, and Boston Lyric Opera

Artwork: The Theatre and Its Double, 2024, courtesy of Arthur Poujois and General Assembly. Photo by Jack and Jess Hall.

Cast & Creative Team

Corrado Rovaris
Corrado RovarisConductor
Zack Winokur
Zack Winokur *Director
Anthony Roth Costanzo
Anthony Roth CostanzoThe Poet
Abigail Raiford
Abigail Raiford *The Farmer
Kangmin Justin Kim
Kangmin Justin Kim *The Painter
Whitney Morrison
Whitney Morrison *The Performance Artist
John Mburu
John Mburu *The Cosmic Weatherman
Megan Moore
Megan Moore *The Choreographer
  • Pam Tanowitz * Choreographer
  • Mimi Lien * Set design
  • Carlos Soto Costume Design
  • John Torres Lighting Design
  • *Opera Philadelphia debut
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