Events
Heggie & Scheer’s Another Sunrise & Before It All Goes Dark
November 12–22, 2026 · 7:30 – 9:30pm
Organization:
Piedmont Opera
Venue: Hanesbrands Theatre
$25-$85 · Call 336.725.7101
Piedmont Opera presents the North Carolina premieres of two powerful one-act operas by Grammy Award–winning composer Jake Heggie and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Gene Scheer. Performed together in one unforgettable evening, Another Sunrise and Before It All Goes Dark explore memory, resilience, hope, and the enduring power of the human spirit. Another Sunrise tells the extraordinary story of Holocaust survivor and resistance writer Krystyna Żywulska, whose poems and songs became acts of defiance inside Auschwitz-Birkenau. Before It All Goes Dark follows Vietnam veteran Gerald “Mac” McDonald as his search for his family’s past uncovers a stolen Holocaust-era legacy, inspired by the reporting of Chicago Tribune journalist Howard Reich. Piedmont Opera is partnering with local Jewish organizations, Holocaust education leaders, Wake Forest University, and the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust to expand the experience through educational programming, panel discussions, and curriculum resources supporting Holocaust education across North Carolina. Funding provided in part by the Tri-M Foundation. Dates: November 12 at 7:30 p.m., November 14 at 7:30 p.m., November 15 at 3 p.m., November 17 at 7:30 p.m., November 20 at 7:30 p.m., and November 22 at 3 p.m.
Venue
Hanesbrands Theatre
209 N Spruce Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Parking
Paid parking available across the street, free street parking after 5 PM