Mother Ocean: Riders to the Sea and Whaling Women
Event Dates
Admission
$25–30 advance / $30–35 day of show
Discounted admission with Berklee ID
Free–$5 advance / $5–10 day of show
This double bill explores the powerful relationship between the ocean and the seafaring communities whose very livelihoods are made—and sacrificed—at sea. Ralph Vaughn Williams’s operatic treatment of J. M. Synge’s masterpiece Riders to the Sea tells the story of an Irish family’s survival and reconciliation amidst a complicated relationship with life and death on the ocean. Jodi Goble’s Whaling Women tells the true stories of six women living and working in New England in the mid-1800s at the height of the whaling industry. The libretto is taken from primary sources: journals, ship logs, newspaper articles, hymns, and popular songs from the period.
Tickets will be available in December 2024.