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Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, A Musical Play

February 23, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Jane Austen, Theater

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, A Musical Play, we see Jane Austen as she revisits her rejected first novel, First Impressions, and overcomes all obstacles to transform it into her masterpiece, Pride & Prejudice. Click here to read more about the musical.

Four songs from the musical may be heard here.

Chamber Opera Chicago has scheduled three performances in Chicago:
Saturday, February 27, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 7, 3 pm

Performance Location:
Athenaeum Theatre
2936 N. Southport, Chicago, IL
Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

Press release: About the musical synopsis (pdf)

More information from the production at Rochester’s Eastman Theatre in 2008 and a video clip.

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