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HUB CITY OPERA AND DANCE CO.: Shawn E. Okpebholo’s The Cook-Off
Sat, Mar 29
|Avenel Performing Arts Center
Alize performs the role of Ivy Sweet in Hub City Opera and Dance Co.'s Double-Bill, Culinary Crescendo's featuring the New Jersey Premiere of Shawn E. Okpebholo’s The Cook-Off, paired with Lee Hoiby's Bon Appétit.
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Mar 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel St, Avenel, NJ 07001, USA
About the event
HUB CITY OPERA AND DANCE PRESENTS OPERATIC DOUBLE BILL.
See what happens when opera spices up food with two works that will move you and have you laughing in your seat:
Bon Appétit! by Lee Hoiby: Spend an afternoon with Julia Child as she makes a chocoloate cake. Child brought the culinary world to America and into people's homes with her iconic television show, "The French Chef"(recently a drama series on HBO). You will want to see how she creates a cake before your eyes in a most operatic way!
The Cook-Off by S. Okpebholo and libretto by M. Campbell: Who has watched those TV shows that feature contestants vying for a prize for the best dish? Well, get ready for an enhanced experience with this opera that features a TV Show called "America Loves Food" and three contestants who compete to win the $100,000 prize for the best Mac…
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