The Astronaut's Tale traces a young man's life from his first experience of loss, his dog killed by a car, the appearance of a mysterious Einstein-like presence of an Old Peddler, his youthful desire to become an astronaut, marriage and the fulfillment of his ambition.

Tenor Eapen Leubner will star as the title character, with Frank Basile, bass, as Peccavit, the Old Peddler; soprano Brittany Palmer as the central character's Midwestern girlfriend, later his wife; and tenor Christopher Vettell as the Narrator.

The opera will be directed by Encompass Artistic Director Nancy Rhodes and the chamber orchestra, Ionisation, will be conducted by Mara Waldman, Encompass Music Director. Tony Bellamy is the Pianist.