The Fall of the House of UsherThe Fall of the House of Usher

Composer: 
Philip Glass
Role: 
Roderick Usher
Company: 
Nashville Opera
Venue: 
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
City: 
Nashville
State: 
Tennessee
USA

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John Hoomes brings a seldom performed opera by Philip Glass to Nashville. Based on the novel by Edgar Allen Poe, '...Usher' paints the disturbing downfall of the house and its last remaining inhabitant - Roderick Usher - as seen through the eyes of his old friend William.

Director: John Hoomes
Conductor: William Boggs
Designer: Barry Steele

Madeline Usher: Jennifer Zetlan
William: Lee Gregory
Roderick Usher: Vale Rideout
The Butler: Paul Roark
The Doctor: Paul Dawson

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Lee Gregory, Jennifer Zetlan & Vale Rideout<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Promo shot for Fall of the House of Usher by Philip Glass. Nashville Opera, 2009.</span>What have you brought me?<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Lee Gregory as William and Vale Rideout as Roderick Usher in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>Stop! Get it out of here!<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Lee Gregory as William and Vale Rideout as Roderick Usher in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>Madeline Cannot Join Us<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Vale Rideout as Roderick Usher, Paul Roark, Paul Dawson and Lee Gregory as William in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>Jennifer Zetlan as Madeline and Vale Rideout as Roderick<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>The burial of Madeline<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>If this house of usher could comfort...<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Lee Gregory as William, Jennifer Zetlan as Madeline and Vale Rideout as Roderick in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>You killed my sister - YOU are the murderer!<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>You killed the dragon...<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Vale Rideout as Roderick and Lee Gregory as William in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>Strike it... and hear how it sounds!<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Vale Rideout as Roderick and Jennifer Zetlan as Madeline in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>The Fall of the House of Usher<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Vale Rideout as Roderick, Jennifer Zetlan as Madeline and Lee Gregory as William in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>The end...<br /><span class="description">Photo by Reed Hummel. All Rights Reserved. Jennifer Zetlan as Madeline in Nashville Opera's production of The Fall of the House of Usher - Nov 2009.</span>