English Language Operas - the Theodore Presser Company
English Language Operas - the Theodore Presser Company
English Language Operas - the Theodore Presser Company
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS<br />
Voices for a Mirror<br />
Opera in one act<br />
Libretto by Alastair Reid<br />
Publisher: Mercury Music Corp.<br />
Opera without chorus<br />
Cast: 2 Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone<br />
Dur: 55’<br />
Instr: 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Perc. Pno. Str.<br />
Laderman, Ezra (b. 1924)<br />
Galileo Galilei<br />
an Opera-Oratorio in Three Acts<br />
Libretto by Joe Darion<br />
Publisher: <strong>Theodore</strong> <strong>Presser</strong> <strong>Company</strong><br />
The opera begins and ends with Galileo in old age, now blind, and rejected, reflecting on <strong>the</strong> struggles he<br />
has had against <strong>the</strong> voices of ignorance, prejudice and fear. The rest of <strong>the</strong> opera charts in flash-back his<br />
trials with <strong>the</strong> Church, both figurative and literal.<br />
Cast: Soprano, 3 Mezzo-soprano, 10 Tenor, at least 5 Baritone, Bass-Baritone,<br />
8 silent roles, Chorus<br />
Dur: 120’<br />
Instr: 2 2 2 2 – 2 2 2 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Org. Str.<br />
Goodbye to <strong>the</strong> Clown<br />
Opera in one act<br />
Libretto by Ernest Kinoy<br />
Publisher: <strong>Theodore</strong> <strong>Presser</strong> <strong>Company</strong><br />
Opera without chorus<br />
Nine-year old Peggy has an imaginary playmate, “Clown,” who is very real to her. She blames <strong>the</strong> Clown<br />
for her behavior, which is causing problems at school and with her Mo<strong>the</strong>r. The truth about <strong>the</strong> Clown<br />
(visible to <strong>the</strong> audience) is slowly revealed as Peggy realizes that her Fa<strong>the</strong>r is dead. The Clown, who has<br />
been a fa<strong>the</strong>r-substitute in her mind, is no longer needed, and says good-bye.<br />
Cast: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, 2 Baritone<br />
Dur: 45’<br />
Instr: 1 0 1 0 - 1 0 0 0; Perc. Pno. Str.<br />
Lee, Thomas Oboe (b 1945)<br />
The Inman Diaries<br />
Chamber opera in two acts<br />
Libretto by Jesse J. Martin , based on <strong>the</strong> diaries of Arthur Crew Inman<br />
and <strong>the</strong> play “Visitations” by Lorenzo DeStefano<br />
Publisher: Merion Music Inc.<br />
Chamber Opera<br />
Opera without chorus<br />
Arthur Crew Inman was a Boston recluse who, in order to gain immortality, obsessively documented <strong>the</strong><br />
countless stories (in diaries that run to 155 volumes) related to him by people whom he would pay, in<br />
order to hear about <strong>the</strong>ir lives in intimate detail. He was especially interested in young women, and was<br />
known to have been sexually involved with several of <strong>the</strong>m. He committed suicide in 1963.<br />
Cast: 3 Soprano, 2 Mezzo-soprano, 2 Tenor, 2 Baritone<br />
Dur: 100’<br />
Instr: Cl. Vln. Vla. Vcl. Cb. Hp. Perc.<br />
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