Fall Opera: El Gato con Botas

Single Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, September 3rd.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students/seniors, $5 Rider University students with Valid ID. Reserve tickets for Rider University faculty, staff, and students online with a Rider Key login. 
A processing fee of $2 is added to the cost of each adult, senior, and non-Rider student/child ticket.

Box Office: 609-896-7775

Catalan composer Xavier Montsalvatge’s El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots) is a rarely performed operatic gem, brimming with charm, wit, and musical sparkle. Premiered in Barcelona in 1948, this one-act opera tells the delightful tale of a clever, fast-talking cat who, in exchange for a hat, a sword, and a pair of boots, secures a kingdom and a royal bride for his humble master. Along the way, the cat uses his wiles to outsmart a bumbling ogre and elevate his master’s status—earning laughs and admiration from audiences of all ages.

Montsalvatge’s score is energetic and whimsical, filled with lively rhythms, lush melodies, and playful feline-inspired musical effects–a perfect introduction to opera for family audiences!

Performed in Spanish.
Libretto by Nestor Lujan
Based on the tale by Charles Perrault

Susan S. Ashbaker, music director
Michelle Eugene, stage director