St. Helena Music Director Daniel Ambe will star in the upcoming opera Savitri on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30PM and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30PM and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2PM at the Flea Theater, 20 Thomas St., New York. The New Camerata Opera Company will perform both John Blow's "Venus and Adonis" and Gustav Holst's "Savitri." Tickets are $37 and are available at www.ci.ovationtix.com. Both shows are in English. Gustav Holst was quite taken with Hindu writings in his early career and it was as a result of his studies in Sanskrit that Sāvitri emerged in 1908. Based on a story from the Mahābhārata, the one-act opera depicts a devoted wife (Sāvitri) who, through unusual fortitude and pointed acumen, releases her husband (Satyavan), played by Daniel Ambe, from the supposedly irrevocable call of Death. This production will honor the Indian culture that gave us this story and feature singers of South Asian heritage. St. Helena parishioners are eligible for a special discount. Contact the rectory for details.