The world-premiere performances run through April 30 at Juilliard's Peter Jay Tharp Theater. Andreas Delfs, the music director of the Milwaukee Symphony and a Juilliard alumnus, will conduct the Juilliard Theater Orchestra; Ken Cazan is the director. The cast, drawn from the Juilliard Opera Center, will include tenor Jeremy Little in the title role.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, and are available through the Juilliard box office or by calling 212-721-6500.

Miss Lonelyhearts, which was West's second novel, tells the story of a male journalist who writes a pseudonymous advice column and eventually becomes involved with one of his correspondents.