In the summer of 1816, a group including Lord Byron and Percy & Mary Shelley kept themselves entertained through a storm by creating stories for each other, a contest which produced “Frankenstein” and a short story by John Polidori, “The Vampyre.” This tale of a vampire who must murder three virgins in order to stay alive for another year inspired a play, which in turn inspired the first opera by German composer Heinrich Marschner.

Maestro Leon Botstein shares the stories behind the music in a lively 30-minute Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 1 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Free for all ticket holders.

• Vale Rideout, tenor
• Nicholas Pallesen, baritone
• Carsten Wittmoser, bass-baritone
• Alison Buchanan, soprano
• Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone
• Tamara Wilson, soprano
• Jennifer Tiller, soprano
• Glenn Seven Allen, tenor
• The Collegiate Chorale Singers