English Language Operas - the Theodore Presser Company

ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS
The Daughter of Capulet
Monodrama for Voice and Piano
Libretto by Thomas Pasatieri, from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Chamber Opera
Monodrama
Opera without chorus
A drama constructed from Juliet’s well-known soliloquies from Shakespeare’s play, including the famous
balcony scene.
Cast: Voice
Dur: 15’
Instr: Piano
Sale: Vocal Score 411-41124
La Divina (1965, rev. 2005)
Comic Opera in one act
Libretto by the composer
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Chamber Opera
Opera without chorus
Now with revised voices and instrumentation. A stellar, but aging, coloratura diva faces her farewell
performance with fear for a future without fame and glamour. The relief felt by her maid and manager
that the prima donna’s temperament and “star complex” will now be at an end is short lived when the
diva announces she will sing yet another “farewell” concert next week.
Frau Margot
Cast: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, Tenor or Soprano
Dur: 30’
Instr: 1 1 1 1 – 1 1 0 0; Pno. 2Vln. Vla. Vcl. Cb.
Sale: Vocal Score 411-41025
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Frank Corsaro, based on his original play Lyric Suite
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Opera without chorus
The great composer Erich Künstler leaves an unfinished opera behind at his death. The world is eager to
see the score, but his widow, Frau Margot, guards the manuscript jealously.
(Inspired by an event related to Mr. Corsaro by Leonard Bernstein, who had approached Berg’s widow
about completing Lulu. Mrs. Berg later informed Bernstein that she had “asked” her husband, but he said
he did not want Bernstein to complete the opera. Bernstein concluded that Mrs. Berg had relied on a
séance to “contact” her husband).
Cast: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, 3 Tenor, Baritone, 3 Bass-Baritone
Dur: 120’
Instr: 2 1 2 1 – 2 2 2 0; Perc. Pno. Hp. Str.
Sale: Vocal Score 411-41117
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