Northwestern Opera Theater sold out Ryan Opera Theater from Thursday to Sunday with four performances of “Proving Up,” a production based on the eponymous short story by Karen Russell (Weinberg ’03).

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Based on a short story by Karen Russell, this Missy Mazzoli composed opera “Proving Up” with libretto by Royce Vavrek, weaves through ghostly encounters and tragic events leaving the audience ...

“Proving Up” doesn’t start like most operas. The first thing we hear is a baritone, alone, singing a real 19th-century ditty with the line, “For Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a farm.” ...