Offred
Performances Begin September 14
The Handmaid's Tale
BY POUL RUDERS AND PAUL BENTLEY
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY MARGARET ATWOOD
Overview
Composer
Poul Ruders
Dates
Sep 14–Oct 1, 2024
Libretto
Paul Bentley
Price
Starting at $28
Run Time
2 hours 50 minutes with one intermission
Language
English
Blessed Be the Fruit … of the Resistance
In a dystopian future, women are forced into childbearing servitude by an extremist theocratic regime. Escape is nearly impossible—but Offred, a handmaid, is determined to find a way back to her child, no matter the cost.
Based on the landmark novel by Margaret Atwood, this intense operatic drama gives voice to a terrifying, fictional world that is becoming increasingly prescient.
Poul Ruders’ evocative score creates one of the most impactful operas of the late twentieth century, seen for the first time on the West Coast in a powerful new co-production with The Royal Danish Theatre.
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Creative Team
Costume Designer
Christina Cunningham *
Lighting Designer
Fabiana Piccioli *
Projection Designer
Will Duke *
* San Francisco Opera Debut
Co-Production of San Francisco Opera and The Royal Danish Theatre
Made Possible By
This production is made possible, in part, by Phyllis C. Wattis Endowment Funds;
Marcia Barinaga and Corey Goodman; Carol and Dixon Doll; Bob Ellis; Louise Gund;
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem