Philly Fringe and Fantasy Weavers present a new Fantasy Opera

Recommended for audiences 13 and up, Sephro: The Vengeance is to be performed on Saturday, September 8th, 7pm and Sunday, September 9th, 3pm with the PHILLY FRINGE, at the Rotunda(see below). This opera continues Sephro’s healing power of music, the universal language, that takes u
s on a journey of the great mystical mysteries of life, love, death, salvation and transformation. The coven of pagan witches from Earth, having lost their High Priestess, now join the Sephrons on their own planet. The… Show more aim is vengeance, as well as the conquering of their foes.

Sephro: The Vengeance is part of a saga of operas. In the first opera, Crystonian, the father of the coven, lost his wife Aera to a fire set by the evil Sephron renegade. Jondu joined forces with Corianna, the estranged adopted daughter of Crystonian and Aera. Together, they planned to destroy Sephro as it was, making it theirs to rule by keeping the Sephrons enslaved. Their attempts to invade Sephro and to destroy the co-creator of its sustenance, Torli, failed. Crystonian, the earth witch, saved the co-creator Lurin's life by interrupting a ritual in which Jondu and Corianna would have killed him.

Meanwhile, Crystonian’s son Cryss had forged a romance with a young Sephron girl named Craela in the astral world. Jondu, unwilling to be defeated, captured Craela from Cryss, while the two of them were declaring their love. To achieve his destruction, Jondu, along with Corianna, set the entire witch coven on fire. The High Priestess, Aera, wife of Crystonian and mother to Cryss, was killed in the fire. Cryss and Crystonian managed to escape. With the help of Craela, Lurin, and Ror Shoki Tanna, the overseer of Sephro, they were transported to Sephro.

Now begins our story, Sephro: The Vengeance. Once on the planet Sephro, Cryss immediately weds Craela. This is a great threat to Jondu, as love between the two planets is a powerful weapon. Crystonian, having been comforted in his grief by Lurin, unexpectedly falls in love with him. Their feelings are an added weapon as Lurin declares, "Love and Unity will destroy all evil!" With this double threat to Jondu and Corianna, there is a plethora of strength on Sephro's part. However, the forces of evil are determined and strong. Let the Vengeance begin!

This opera, like the first one, will be directed by Dorothy Cardella, and features a spectacular cast. Elizabeth Oliver(Craela), Dennis Kalup(Lurin), John Rudolph(Crystonian), James R. Longacre(Jondu), Eve Edwards(Corianna), and a wonderful chorus. Yours truly, Kate Quinn will sing Cryss. Jane Hulting is our musical director, and Echo Shi is our digital set designer.

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