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 />
Cast: Coloratura Soprano, 2 Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Tenor, 3 Baritone, 2 Bass;<br />
Chorus, Dancers<br />
Dur: 70’<br />
Instr: 4 2 4 2 - 2 2 3 1; 3Perc. Hp. Pno. Str. Violinist & Pianist on stage<br />
Nine Rivers from Jordan<br />
Prologue and three acts<br />
Libretto by Denis Johnston<br />
Publisher: <strong>Theodore</strong> <strong>Presser</strong> <strong>Company</strong><br />
Musically, dramatically, and symbolically, <strong>the</strong> opera deals with <strong>the</strong> unprecedented moral problems caused<br />
by <strong>the</strong> circumstances of <strong>the</strong> Second World War. Actual happenings and imaginary events are juxtaposed.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> final analysis, <strong>the</strong> characters face personal responsibility for making <strong>the</strong> choice between right and<br />
wrong, and <strong>the</strong> conclusion that, though we are all “dirty,” we are not all damned.<br />
Purgatory<br />
Cast:<br />
Dur:<br />
Instr:<br />
2 Lyric Tenor, 2 Baritone, Bass-Baritone, Bass; small parts: 2 Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano,<br />
10 Tenor, 3 Baritone, 5 Bass; Chorus<br />
full evening<br />
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str.<br />
One act opera<br />
Text by W.B. Yeats<br />
Publisher: <strong>Theodore</strong> <strong>Presser</strong> <strong>Company</strong><br />
Chamber Opera<br />
Opera without chorus<br />
An Old Man, accompanied by a Young Boy (his teenaged son), returns to <strong>the</strong> ruins of <strong>the</strong> house where,<br />
long ago, <strong>the</strong> Old Man had killed his fa<strong>the</strong>r. While <strong>the</strong> Old Man is re-living events with <strong>the</strong> ghosts of <strong>the</strong><br />
past, <strong>the</strong> son tries to run off with <strong>the</strong> Old Man’s money. The two quarrel, and when <strong>the</strong> Boy threatens <strong>the</strong><br />
Old Man, <strong>the</strong> Old Man kills him in an attempt to stop <strong>the</strong> cycle of patricide. But <strong>the</strong> ghosts are not laid to<br />
rest, and <strong>the</strong> Old Man is doomed to live with <strong>the</strong> burden of his actions.<br />
Cast: Tenor or Baritone (young boy role), Bass<br />
Dur: 35’<br />
Instr: 2 0 2 1 - 1 1 0 0; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str.<br />
Six Characters in Search of an Author<br />
Opera in three acts<br />
Libretto by Denis Johnston from <strong>the</strong> play by Luigi Pirandello<br />
Publisher: <strong>Theodore</strong> <strong>Presser</strong> <strong>Company</strong><br />
A masterful adaptation of Pirandello’s <strong>the</strong>atre play to <strong>the</strong> world of opera and singers. True to <strong>the</strong> original<br />
text, <strong>the</strong> story starts in a seemingly light-hearted reality, but gradually darkens as it slips into <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>atre<br />
of <strong>the</strong> absurd.<br />
Cast: Dramatic Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto, High Lyric Baritone, Dramatic Baritone;<br />
boy & girl (non-singing), Chorus<br />
Dur: full evening<br />
Instr: 2(Alto, Picc.) 2(E.H.) 2(B.Cl.) 2(Cbsn.) - 2 2 2 1; Timp. Perc. Str. Upright Piano (on stage)<br />
Sale: Vocal Score 441-41002<br />
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