An interesting new stage adaptation, “A Dream at the End of Time” by Thomas Blakeley. It’s Lovecraft’s “The Quest of Iranon”, adapted. A cast of five is currently rehearsing for a June 2022 run at the McCadden Theater in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n
In fact, I tracked down the casting call — still online — and this reveals it to be opera. I don’t quite<\/em> recall there being a “gritty” alto singer called “Queen Oona” in the tale, although the lush city of Oonai does feature prominently and the other cast profiles do seem to fit. <\/p>\n Hopefully there might be a DVD recording of the show after the run is over, with subtitles (since opera just sounds like screeching and wailing after a few minutes, to my philistine ears).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An interesting new stage adaptation, “A Dream at the End of Time” by Thomas Blakeley. It’s Lovecraft’s “The Quest of …<\/p>\n