The Rivals

The Skylight Opera Theatre presents the world premiere of Kirke Mechem's The Rivals, a musical adaptation of playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 comedy of manners of the of the same name. Now set in 1900 Rhode Island, the rollicking farce tells the tale of a young heiress, her two rival lovers and her opinionated aunt, the larger-than-life Mrs. Malaprop, who provides many of play's biggest laugh lines. Conductor Richard Carsey describes Mechem's musical style as “eclectic and colorful.”