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FULL Young Roger’s Day at the Fair (Gerard Heroux) Kingston RI 2026 Emily Turtle, Devon Russo, Rachel Hanauer
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Young Roger's Day at the Fair
- Composer: Heroux Gerard
- Libretto: Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
- Recorded:
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Emily Turtle, Devon Russo, Rachel Hanauer
- Conductor: Luis Víquez
- Orchestra: Ensemble of URI Music faculty
- Stage Director: René de la Garza
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: URI Music
- Date Published: 2026
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The opera portrays RI founder Roger Williams as a young boy in his hometown of Smithfield, England
at the famous Bartholomew Fair, where his family is selling cloth from a booth. Roger gets distracted
from his familial duties and wanders the fair with two companions where they encounter various
characters who comment upon or predict what Roger will become later in life. Eventually Roger
comes to the realization that he won’t be following in his father’s footsteps as a merchant tailor.