Culture Crawl 829 “Goofy & Upbeat…Except For That Guy Dying”

Cedar Rapids Opera brings two comedies to the Brucemore outdoor stage June 22-24, “American Gothical,” a delightful take on the creation of Grant Wood’s masterpiece, from the pen of Cedar Rapids native and award-winning composer Robert Lindsay Nassif, and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi,” in which a family must enlist the help of a scoundrel to help them acquire their inheritance.

The Opera also reprises “Charlie and The Wolf,” an original commissioned opera for young people, at the Cedar Rapids Public Library on June 18 and the Englert Theatre on June 19.

Details at www.cropera.org.

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