UGA Opera Theatre presents "Mansfield Park” at the Botanical Gardens

Music by Jonathan Dove

Libretto by Alasdair Middleton

Based on the novel by Jane Austen

Presented under license from Edition Peters, copyright owners.

This spring, Jane Austen’s world bursts into life with "Mansfield Park", Jonathan Dove’s witty, romantic chamber opera. In celebration of Austen’s 250th birthday, we have partnered with the State Botanical Garden of Georgia to present this event under the open sky in their beautiful flower garden.  

Follow the quietly brilliant Fanny Price as she navigates a tangle of romance, loyalty and mischief in this sparkling adaptation of Austen’s beloved novel. With Dove’s elegant four-hand piano score, an immersive, site-specific experience and the golden glow of a spring sunset, this will be Austen as you’ve never heard—or seen—before. Don’t miss this enchanting springtime journey—where music and nature intersect!   

Don’t forget to order your boxed dinner at checkout to enjoy a picnic before the show! Dinners will be available for pickup at 6 p.m. in the Visitor Center. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to the performance. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be relocated to the Visitor Center and Conservatory. Carpooling for the event is encouraged.

Two nights only! March 31-April 1 

Performance begins at 7 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR UGA OPERA IN BLOOM: MANSFIELD PARK AT THE STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN

Morgan Weeks is a Limited-Term Lecturer at the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music. He holds a Ph.D. in Music Theory from Louisiana State University with a graduate minor in Experimental Music and Digital Media, a M.M. in Music Theory from Southeastern Louisiana University, and an Instrumental focused B.M.E. with a Fine and Performing Arts minor from Troy University.