Opera Tampa presents a chilling new production of The Shining, based on the novel by Stephen King
- Alastair Mac
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Opera Tampa stages a two-act musical transformation of The Shining created by the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell.
Who would have thought that a story by horror master Stephen King would find its way into the opera house? It will when Straz Center’s Opera Tampa stages a two-act musical transformation of The Shining.
Opera Tampa will present a chilling new production of The Shining, the acclaimed two-act opera by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, based on the novel by Stephen King.
Performances take place on January 30 and February 1, 2026 at Ferguson Hall, David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa.
The narrative of the opera, which premiered at the Minnesota Opera in 2016, should be familiar given the novel’s place in the cultural zeitgeist: When Jack Torrance gets a new job, he, his wife Wendy and their son Danny move to the quiet, remote Overlook Hotel in snowy Colorado, until things aren’t so quiet anymore. For inexplicable reasons, Jack descends into madness as the story unfolds.
Oh, and if you know what’s good for you, don’t spell the word redrum backwards. Don’t miss this dramatic adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic tale when it lands in Tampa!
THE SHINING
Conducted by: Rolando Salazar
Featuring The Florida Orchestra
Director and Concept Designer: Brian Staufenbiel
Scenic Designer: Jacquelyn Scott
Projection Designer: David Murakami
Lighting Designer: Jim French
Costume Designer: Alina Bokovikova
Wigs & Make-up Designer: Y. Sharon Peng
Featuring The Florida Orchestra
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