music by Suzanne Farrin
libretto by Sergio Chejfec
Clarice Lispector
Macabéa is an opera by Suzanne Farrin on a novel by Clarice Lispector. It is an electro-sonic operatic experience with film and music that examines the cultural, psychological, and spiritual manifestations of poverty and power.
Sergio Chejfec’s adaptation propels the novel to the stage by moving Lispector’s plastic narrative voice into a conspiracy to murder.