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ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS
Karla
Opera without chorus
Opera in one act
Libretto by Leonard Lehrman, based on Notes From a Lady at a Dinner Party by Bernard Malamud
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
During the course of a dinner party, an affair begins between Karla, the wife of a renowned architect, and
her husband’s former student. Karla passes him notes throughout dinner, and a visit to the bedroom to
see Karla’s babies results in a motel room assignation, but …
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Sacco and Vanzetti
Bass-Baritone, Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano, Lyric Soprano, High Contralto or
“gutsy” Mezzo-Soprano, Lyric Baritone, Speaking part
Partial evening
2(Picc.) 2(E.H.) 2(B.Cl.) 2 - 2 2 2 1; Timp. Perc. Syn. Pno. 2Vln. Vla. Vcl. Cb.
An opera in three acts
Words and music begun by Marc Blitzstein, completed by Leonard Lehrman
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
An examination of the notorious trial in the 1920s.
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Suppose a Wedding
Large Cast; or cast of 10 with doublings: 2 Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano,
3 Tenor, 3 Baritone, Bass
Full evening
Piano; (orchestration pending)
Opera without chorus
Opera without chorus
one act opera
(to be performed independently, or as an intermezzo between “Idiots First” and “Karla”)
Libretto by Leonard Lehrman, based on the Scene of a Play by Bernard Malamud
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Adele is engaged to salesman Leon, but her father suspects she does not know her own heart, and
introduces her to Ben, a budding writer; Mother favors the suit of the fiancé. The parents quarrel, the
fiancés quarrel; enter the writer… Will Adele find happiness?
Cast: Soprano, high Mezzo-Soprano, character Bari/Tenor, high Baritone, 1-line male role
Dur: 53’
Instr: pending
Liebermann, Lowell (b. 1961)
Miss Lonelyhearts
Opera in two acts
Libretto by J.D. McClatchy, based on a story by Nathanael West
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Based on Nathanael West’s shocking 1933 masterpiece, Miss Lonelyhearts tells the story of a troubled
advice columnist in Depression-era New York, whose encounters with a morally destitute world drive
feverishly toward a climactic conclusion, with masterful dark comedy along the way.
Cast: Main Characters: 2 Soprano (lyric, coloratura), Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Tenor, Baritone;
Other sung and solo parts from chorus; Pre-recorded radio voice (light tenor)
Dur: full evening
Instr: 2(d.Picc.) 2(d.E.H.) 2(d.B.Cl.) 2(d.Cbsn.) – 2 2 3 0; Timp. 5Perc. Hp. Kbd. Str.
Sale: Vocal Score 411-41110
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