Food Meets Opera: Double Bill of Bon Appétit! and The Cook Off

Name: Food Meets Opera: Double Bill of Bon Appétit! and The Cook Off
Start: 2025-03-29T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-30T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Avenel Performing Arts Center

Schedule

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 30 Mar, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Avenel Performing Arts Center | Woodbridge Township, NJ

Hub City Opera and Dance presents the iconic Julia Child and "America Loves Food" in a hilarious operatic double bill at the Avenel NJ PAC
About this Event

HUB CITY OPERA AND DANCE PRESENTS OPERATIC DOUBLE BILL. Take advantage of Early Bird Pricing.

See what happens when opera spices up food with two works that will move you and have you laughing in your seat:

Bon Appétit! by Lee Hoiby: Spend an afternoon with Julia Child as she makes a chocoloate cake. Child brought the culinary world to America and into people's homes with her iconic television show, "The French Chef"(recently a drama series on HBO). You will want to see how she creates a cake before your eyes in a most operatic way!

The Cook-Off by S. Okpebholo and libretto by M. Campbell: Who has watched those TV shows that feature contestants vying for a prize for the best dish? Well, get ready for an enhanced experience with this opera that features a TV Show called "America Loves Food" and three contestants who compete to win the $100,000 prize for the best Mac 'N Cheese. A funny and also touching production, three very different chefs from different cultures with make this a memorable experience.

For more information on this delicious pairing, please go to www.hubcityopera.org.

EARLY BIRD TICKET SALES WILL END SOON! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
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