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ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Purgatory Cast: Dur: Instr: 2 Lyric Tenor, 2 Baritone, Bass-Baritone, Bass; small parts: 2 Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 10 Tenor, 3 Baritone, 5 Bass; Chorus full evening 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str. One act opera Text by W.B. Yeats Publisher: Theodore Presser Company Chamber Opera Opera without chorus An Old Man, accompanied by a Young Boy (his teenaged son), returns to the ruins of the house where, long ago, the Old Man had killed his father. While the Old Man is re-living events with the ghosts of the past, the son tries to run off with the Old Man’s money. The two quarrel, and when the Boy threatens the Old Man, the Old Man kills him in an attempt to stop the cycle of patricide. But the ghosts are not laid to rest, and the Old Man is doomed to live with the burden of his actions. Cast: Tenor or Baritone (young boy role), Bass Dur: 35’ Instr: 2 0 2 1 - 1 1 0 0; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str. Six Characters in Search of an Author Opera in three acts Libretto by Denis Johnston from the play by Luigi Pirandello Publisher: Theodore Presser Company A masterful adaptation of Pirandello’s theatre play to the world of opera and singers. True to the original text, the story starts in a seemingly light-hearted reality, but gradually darkens as it slips into the theatre of the absurd. The Stronger Cast: Dramatic Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto, High Lyric Baritone, Dramatic Baritone; boy & girl (non-singing), Chorus Dur: full evening Instr: 2(Alto, Picc.) 2(E.H.) 2(B.Cl.) 2(Cbsn.) - 2 2 2 1; Timp. Perc. Str. Upright Piano (on stage) Sale: Vocal Score 441-41002 After the play by August Strindberg Libretto by Richard Hart Publisher: Theodore Presser Company Chamber Opera Monodrama Opera without chorus Estelle meets a friend in a bar after shopping, and as she drinks, chatters her way into revealing a darker side of her character. Lisa, the friend, remains silent and lets her run on without comment, but her enigmatic smile at the end of the opera perhaps reveals more than words ever could. The Tenor Cast: Soprano, mute female part, Waiter, Patrons (optional) Dur: 25’ Instr: Eb AltoSax.(BfCl./EfCl.) Ten.Sax.(BfCl. B.Cl.), Tpt. 1Vln. 1Vla. 1Vcl. 1Cb. Pno. Sale: Vocal Score 411-41090 Opera without chorus Opera in one act Libretto by Karl Shapiro and Ernst Lert, based on “Der Kammersänger” by Frank Wedekind Publisher: Theodore Presser Company Gerardo, a flamboyant dramatic tenor at the peak of his career, imagines himself to be of the same heroic fibre off stage as well, which involves him in a series of entanglements with his many feminine admirers, producing tragic results. Return to INDEX Theodore Presser Company — 42 — Rental Home
ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Cast: Dramatic Soprano, Lyric Soprano (spinto), Dramatic Tenor, Tenor (buffo), Baritone, Bass-Baritone Dur: 70’ Instr: 1(Picc.) 1(E.H.) 2(EfCl./ B.Cl.) 1 - 2 1 1 0; Perc.(Timp.) Pno. Str.(Viola divisi) Vocal Score published: 441-41001 Will You Marry Me? Opera in one act Libretto by Charles Kondek Publisher: Theodore Presser Company “A deliciously paradoxical character study of two marriageable schemers… a martini-dry thirties urban tone… and rapier musical wit.” [Peter G. Davies, New York Magazine] Cast: Soprano, Baritone Dur: 25’ Instr: Cl./Sop.Sax. Cl./AltoSax. Bsn. Hn. Timp. Pno. Perc. 2Vln. 1Vla. 1Vcl. 1Cb. Welcher, Dan (b. 1948) Chamber Opera Opera without chorus A Star Over Fifth Avenue Two short operas to be performed separately, or together as “A Star Over Fifth Avenue”. “Della’s Gift” is set at the beginning in the early 1900s, and is based on the O. Henry story, “The Gift of the Magi.” “Holy Night” is an original story by librettist Paul Woodruff, and imagines a story taking place in the same apartment 100 years later, at the beginning of the 21st century. Both operas deal with themes of love and its trials. Della’s Gift Opera in two acts Libretto by Paul Woodruff based on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry Publisher: Elkan-Vogel Inc. Opera without chorus New York, 1905. Della and Jim, a poor young couple very much in love, each secretly makes a sacrifice in order to buy the other a Christmas present. Their actions are contrasted with those of a rich man and his mistress. Holy Night Cast: Lyric Soprano (with coloratura to high C only), 3 Mezzo-Soprano (1 humorous), Character Tenor, 2 Tenor, Lyric Baritone Dur: 69’ Instr: 1(Picc.) 1 2 1 - 2 2 1 0; Perc. Pno.(Cel.) Hp. Str.(min. 6 5 4 3 2) Opera in three scenes and an epilogue Libretto by Paul Woodruff Publisher: Elkan-Vogel Inc. Opera without chorus New York, 2005. A young couple, living in the now gentrified Manhattan apartment formerly occupied by Della and Jim in “Della’s Gift”, experience obstacles of misunderstanding and racial prejudice. These universal issues go beyond the discrimination they already face as a gay couple. Cast: Lyric Soprano, 1 or 2 “rich female voice” (doubling possible), Lyric Tenor, Lyric Baritone, Bass-Baritone Dur: 70’ Instr: 1 1 2 1 - 2 2 1 0; Perc. Hp. Pno./Cel. Str. Return to INDEX Theodore Presser Company — 43 — Rental Home
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Page 7 and 8: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Aitken, Hug
Page 9 and 10: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Baksa, Robe
Page 11 and 12: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Say Cheese
Page 13 and 14: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Bolcom, Wil
Page 15 and 16: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Bowles, Pau
Page 17 and 18: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Caldwell, M
Page 19 and 20: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Eakin, Char
Page 21 and 22: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Gordon, Ric
Page 23 and 24: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Cast: 4 Sop
Page 25 and 26: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Pharsalia A
Page 27 and 28: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Jason, Dani
Page 29 and 30: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Goodbye to
Page 31 and 32: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS The Picture
Page 35 and 36: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Cast: Sopra
Page 37 and 38: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Signor Delu
Page 39 and 40: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Ratner, Leo
Page 45 and 46: ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS Taylor, Ray
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