la Giara (the Water Jar) - a Musical Drama in Concert at International House Philadelphia

Music, Lyrics and Narrative by Patricia King Haddad. Performed by a cast of singers and an instrumental ensemble. Narrated by Charlotte Blake Alston


Hot-tempered Nunzio, as explosive as Mount Etna back home in Sicily, thinks he wears the pantaloni in his family until his wife and two daughters suddenly disappear. La Giara merges Italian Folk music and opera with Brazilian choro and jazz, telling the story of Patricia King’s family emigration from Sicily to Philadelphia. Comprised of compositions both dramatic and comedic, La Giara expresses themes relevant to gender oppression, migration, and cultural losses that families experienced in adapting to the new world....

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Music, Lyrics and Narrative by Patricia King Haddad. Performed by a cast of singers and an instrumental ensemble. Narrated by Charlotte Blake Alston


Hot-tempered Nunzio, as explosive as Mount Etna back home in Sicily, thinks he wears the pantaloni in his family until his wife and two daughters suddenly disappear. La Giara merges Italian Folk music and opera with Brazilian choro and jazz, telling the story of Patricia King’s family emigration from Sicily to Philadelphia. Comprised of compositions both dramatic and comedic, La Giara expresses themes relevant to gender oppression, migration, and cultural losses that families experienced in adapting to the new world.

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