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“Chic…Top-Notch…100 enthralling minutes”

—The New York Times

Direct from the legendary Williamstown Theatre Festival—where it was named BEST OF 2025 by The Washington Post—Heartbeat Opera’s searing new adaptation of VANESSA makes its much-anticipated NYC premiere. Kelsey debuts in the role of Erika.

Composed by Samuel Barber
Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
Adapted by Jacob Ashworth
Newly Arranged by Dan Schlosberg

CAST & TEAM

Director // R.B. Schlather
Conductor // Jacob Ashworth
Vanessa // Inna Dukach
Erika // Kelsey Lauritano
Anatol // Frederick Ballentine
Doctor // Joshua Jeremiah
Baroness // Mary Phillips