Peabody Opera Theatre

Samuel Mungo, managing artistic director

Peabody Opera Theatre Orchestra

Joseph Young, conductor Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Artistic Director of Ensembles

Noting that “[Jane] Austen’s Pride and Prejudice practically begs to be set to music,” reviewers have praised Mechem’s opera as “a spot-on aural representation of the people and universe of the novel. Mrs. Bennett as a high soprano? Check. Darcy as a graceful yet manly baritone? Check. Mr. Collins as hilariously imperious bass baritone? Check check check…”