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ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS The Stronger 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. 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. Return to INDEX Theodore Presser Company — 46 — Rental Home
ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPERAS 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. The Yellow Wallpaper Chamber Opera Libretto by Dan Welcher, based on the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Publisher: Elkan-Vogel Inc. Opera without chorus What lies beyond the yellow wallpaper? A woman confined to her bedroom by her well-meaning yet misguided husband struggles with motherhood, imprisonment, isolation and madness. Yeamans, L.E. Cast: Mezzo-soprano or Dramatic Soprano, off-stage Soprano Dur: 85’ Instr: 1(d.Picc.) 1(d.E.H.) 1 1 – 1 1 0 0; 1Perc. Pno./Syn. Hp. Str.(min.1 1 1 1 1; pref. 4 4 3 2 1) Little Red Riding Hood Operetta for Children in four scenes Words and Music by L.E. Yeamans Publisher: Theodore Presser Company Little Red Riding Hood’s innocence protects her from the designs of the Wolf, but along the way, she learns Not To Trust Strangers. Children’s Opera Cast: 2 Soprano, Tenor, Baritone Dur: 60’ Instr: Piano Return to INDEX Theodore Presser Company — 47 — Rental Home
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