The Doctor and The Devils is based on the British gothic horror screen play by Dylan Thomas. It is based upon the true story of Burke and Hare, who in 1828 Edinburgh, Scotland, murdered at least 16 people and sold their bodies for anatomical dissection.
The opera explores the theme “do the ends justify the means” as Dr. Rock uses the bodies to discover life saving surgical procedures.
This will be the World Premiere of The Doctor and The Devils and the work is composed by local composer, Jason Overall.
The doctor & The Devils
Jason Overall
June 6 & 8, 2024
7pm
Old City Performing Arts Center
111 State Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
STEPHEN SALTERS
DOCTOR ROCK
JENNA ZICCARDI
JENNIE
CODY BOILING
MURRAY
GIANNA GRIGALONIS
ALICE
LELA PHILBROOK
ELIZABETH
JOHN OVERHOLT
BROOM
EMA MITROVIC
ANNABELLA
DANIEL JOHNSON-WEBB
FALLON
Jason Overall
COMPOSER
KATHRYN FRADY
DIRECTOR
BRANDON COFFER
CONDUCTOR
This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP5534 awarded to the State of Tennessee by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.