Susannah (2014)

In the backwoods of Tennessee a beautiful young woman is accused of indecent behavior after she is discovered bathing naked in a stream Will the charismatic traveling preacher who sets his sights on her soul be her salvation or her downfall Carlisle Floyds allAmerican score which beautifully evokes the works rural Appalachian setting is unabashedly neoRomantic The New York Times The radiant Patricia Racette sings the title role with Brandon Jovanovich as her brother and Raymond Aceto as the hellraising itinerant preacher Conductor Karen Kamensek makes her San Francisco Opera debut in this eagerly awaited Company premiere directed by Michael Cavanagh