
CIM Opera Theater: Muhly’s Dark Sisters
- Performance
- Ticket Required
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the CIM Opera Theater: Muhly’s Dark Sisters events on February 1 and 2, 2025, at the Cleveland Museum of Art have been canceled. Refunds are being issued to all ticket holders. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sunday, February 2, 2025, 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center

Image courtesy of the Cleveland Institute of Music
About The Event
Under the direction of JJ Hudson, outstanding conservatory musicians from the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Opera Theater program present a special newly commissioned arrangement of Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters, a 2011 opera about a woman’s attempt to escape from an oppressive religious sect. Rakefet Hak, music director of Opera UCLA, guest conducts a chamber ensemble and a cast of six female voices and one baritone.
Content Warning: This opera contains scenes involving physical and emotional abuse, physical violence, religious extremism, and suicide.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sponsors
The 2024–25 Performing Arts Series is sponsored by the Musart Society. This program is made possible in part by the Ernest L. and Louise M. Gartner Fund, the P. J. McMyler Musical Endowment Fund, and the Anton and Rose Zverina Music Fund.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Performing arts programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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