This production of Silent Night is an original production of the Wexford Festival Opera in partnership with The Atlanta Opera and The Glimmerglass Festival. This reorchestration of Silent Night was commissioned by Opera Parallèle and Washington National Opera. Orchestration by Jacques Desjardins The year is 1914 and the Great War has just been declared, dividing nations and sending millions into battle.

Performances: Nov 10-25, various hours.

As Christmas Eve falls on a World War I battlefield, enemy soldiers step into no-man's-land for one miraculous night of peace. Based on the true story and 2005 film, Silent Night features Pulitzer Prize–winning music in multiple languages, capturing humanity and hope amidst a devastating war.