Tag Archives: Gian Carlo Menotti

The Boy Who Grew Too Fast at the Clarice, Jan 30

The Boy Who Grew Too Fast at the Clarice, Jan 30

Operaterps presents:
Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “The Boy Who Grew Too Fast”

Fri, Jan. 30, 2026 | 7:00 PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. and Online livestream.

Audience Advisory: The Boy Who Grew Too Fast deals with themes of gun violence.

The UMD School of Music’s student-led opera company, OperaTerps, presents Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Boy Who Grew Too Fast. A tale of highlighting the value of originality and being unafraid to be one’s true self, this single-act opera tells the story of an immensely tall nine-year-old and his desires to fit in. This event includes a post-performance discussion in partnership with PROGRESS, a campus organization focused on preventing gun violence, to both contextualize the work and offer a contemporary perspective on the story and its cartoonish representation of a prominent lived reality.

Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Also livestreamed. Click here.

Maryland Opera Studio presents Crime and Punishment at Clarice Smith, April 18-26

Maryland Opera Studio presents Crime and Punishment at Clarice Smith, April 18-26

Maryland Opera Studio presents
Crime and Punishment: Operas in One Act
April 18-26, 2015

Gian Carlo Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief
Conductor James Ross
Director Kasi Campbell

Maurice Ravel: L’enfant et les sortilèges (The child and the magical appearances)
Gioachino Rossini: L’occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity makes a thief)
Conductor Craig Kier
Director Nick Olcott

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Sat, Apr 18, 2015 . 7:30PM: Menotti and Ravel
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 . 7:30PM: Rossini and Ravel
Fri, Apr 24, 2015 . 7:30PM: Menotti and Ravel
Sun, Apr 26, 2015 . 3:00PM: Rossini and Ravel

Crime and punishment appears in many forms in each of these one-act operas, all masterfully performed by the nationally-renown Maryland Opera Studio.

Gioachino Rossini: L’occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity makes a thief)

When two suitcases are switched at an inn, one of the travelers decides to assume the identity of the man whose suitcase he’s received – and steal his fiancée!

Craig Kier, conductor
Nick Olcott, director

Gian Carlo Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief

Two honest women attempt to woo an innocent man who they believe is a burglar. Overpowered by their desperation, they ultimately become the thieves.

James Ross, conductor
Kasi Campbell, director

Maurice Ravel: L’enfant et les sortilèges (The child and the magical appearances)

A naughty child throws a tantrum and goes on a destructive rampage. To his surprise, all things, plants, and animals he has hurt joins forces to seek revenge on him.

Craig Kier, conductor
Nick Olcott, director

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10, NextLEVEL (Limit 2 per show): $20