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8 operas Please note, if you would like to stage performances of these copyright works you can contact us regarding the performance fees and obtaining a licence on our website – similarly if you would like material that is only available on hire. Go to: www.universaledition.com, enter the catalogue number in the search box and click on the title – continue through to “More details on this work” for the options. UE 31544 KU RT WEILL /BE R T O L T BRECHT DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER Ein Stück mit Musik in einem Vorspiel und acht Bildern Klavierauszug All the King’s Men Richard Rodney Bennett (music) Beverley Cross (libretto) Bennett’s moving opera for young people is a classic in its genre and continues to achieve success in many parts of the world. The story is set in the time of the English Civil War at the siege of Gloucester in 1643. A certain Dr Chillingworth has been enrolled by the King’s Council of War. His suggested way of taking the town is to construct a Roman style “tortoise” to bridge the river Severn and form a covered way over the city walls. It is renamed “Humpty- Dumpty”. Their plan is foiled by the roundheads and it collapses into the river where “all the King’s horses and all the King’s men” were unable to rescue it. The opera ends poignantly with the appearance of the little drummer boy who, after the horrors of battle, reflects on the senselessness of war. “You can’t dig fields with drumsticks, you can’t plough with a gun”. He was not even sure who had won or who had lost. Scored for solo singers, speaking parts, choruses and school orchestra 2.1.2.1-2.2.1.0 – glock, xyl, chime bars, perc, pno (4 hands), guitar – strings. The pieces may be performed with piano reduction and added percussion. 40 – 45 minutes UE 14661 Vocal Score UE 14665a Choral Score (single copies not available) UE 14660 Full Score – on hire UE 14663 Set of parts – on hire Extra parts available Die Dreigroschenoper / The Threepenny Opera X)) Kurt Weill (music) Bertolt Brecht (German adaptation) Based on Elisabeth Hauptmann’s translation of “The Beggar’s Opera” by John Gay English lyrics by Michael Feingold First performed in 1928, The Threepenny Opera is one of the first collaborations between Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. With the combination of Weill’s musical style and Brecht’s political comment, it has become a classic of modern musical theatre. This new edition, prepared by Edward Harsh, is based on the critical edition of the work and is edited by Stephen Hinton and Edward Harsh. It was published in 2000 and can be used with the 1928 libretto and critical edition of the full score. The show opens with one of the most well-known songs of the 20 th century: Mack the Knife. The song tells of his infamous deeds and sets the tone of the story that follows. The scene is London Soho’s underworld before the coronation of Queen Victoria. To summarise – Jonathan Peachum, all-powerful controller of the local beggars, is out to get the notorious Macheath (Mack the Knife) for his involvement with his daughter, Polly. In a confrontation with her parents, Polly lets slip that Macheath is an old friend of the Chief of Police who has saved him from arrest, many times. The Peachums use this knowlege to their own advantage by bribing Mac’s former girl-friend to betray him to the police. The plot becomes, in fact, much more convoluted but Mac is imprisoned, twice – and the second time is facing execution when a messenger appears with a reprieve from the queen who has granted him a castle, title and a pension. The cast sing the finale requesting that wrongdoers should not be punished too severely. 55 minutes music UE 31544 Vocal Score (Eng. / Ger.) UE 34304 Study Score Orchestral material is available on hire Der Jasager / He Who Says Yes X)) School Opera in 2 Acts Kurt Weill (music) Bertolt Brecht (libretto) English translation: J. M. Potts Although taken from the Japanese Noh play “Taniko”, the music for this school opera in 2 acts is entirely western in origin. Bertholt Brecht’s play is one of his “Lehrstücke” (teaching plays), written to instruct the young. A boy is part of a small party journeying high into the mountains, his mission is to bring back medicine for his ailing mother. The journey is too much for him, he falls ill and agrees to have himself hurled down the precipice so the expedition can proceed – a self-sacrificing act for the greater “collective” good. Scored for a small number of soloists and chorus, this opera is best staged simply. 35 minutes. UE 8206E Vocal score English text UE 8206 Vocal score German text Orchestral material on hire: Instrumentation: 1 fl (ad lib), 1 cl (ad lib), 1 alto sax (ad lib), 2 pnos, harmonium, perc (ad lib), plucked inst (ad lib), str – as many as possible. X)) Audio excerpts may be found on our website. C
Musicals Ali Baba James Rae and Mike Cornick The story of Ali Baba has been updated and transformed into an entertaining musical in pantomime style easily adapted to suit your resources. Ali is a pizza delivery boy and stumbles across the lock-up garage where the forty thieves have stashed their stolen goodies. The incidental music cues assist the characters in their entries, exits and some of their jokes whilst there is much singing and dancing to entertain the audience. · Suitable for lower secondary school · Contains a CD of professional backing tracks and sound effects to stage the entire show and to assist with learning the songs · Easy piano accompaniment if preferred · Parts for soloists, comic characters, pizza ingredients (the younger performers) and not forgetting Flash, the pantomime camel! · 90 minutes but easily adapted UE 14068 Vocal score, CD and script UE 14069 Pack of 5 further scripts available on hire UE 14070 Full score available on hire UE 14071 Set of parts available on hire Jack! James Rae and Mike Cornick Jack and the Beanstalk has been adapted … Jack lives in London’s Docklands with his mother and trades Morag, their cow, for three dishes and some magic beans from the mysterious No Kan Du, fairy godfather and proprietor of the 24 hour mobile kitchen “Wok Around the Clock”. As the story unfolds they encounter some strange and colourful characters but throughout opportunities abound for singing, dancing and lots of jokes! · Suitable for lower secondary school · Contains a CD of professional backing tracks and fun sound effects to stage the entire show and to assist with learning the songs · Easy piano accompaniment provided if preferred · 10 songs each exploring a different musical style with parts for soloists, choruses and Morag, the highland cow · 60 minutes but flexible and easily adapted for large or small groups UE 17376 Jack! Vocal score with CD accompaniment, script and lyrics sheet UE 17377 Pack of 5 further scripts and 10 lyric sheets Cinderella Jones James Rae and Mike Cornick Aimed at the lower secondary age group and above, this hilariously funny version of Cinderella takes some unexpected twists and turns and ends quite differently from the usual story. The quiet and studious Sally (Cinderella) Jones is lamenting the fact that she, unlike her sisters, has not been invited to the disco dance at Decibelles. Her sisters are excited about meeting the DJ and local heart-throb – Matt Vinyl. Aided by the appearance of the Fairy Godmother and part-time double-glazing saleswoman, Patti O’Dawes and other unlikely characters, Sally eventually makes it to the disco and even wins the dancing competition. Matt, not a person of great modesty, announces the prize – a date with, none other than – himself. But Sally has to leave of course and naturally without her shoes. The story ends happily and in an unexpected way as it has been pointed out to Sally that there are many more worthwhile goals for her to aspire to than winning a date with Matt Vinyl! The show ends on an optimistic and positive note with the entire cast singing the final number Aim High! Cinderella Jones includes a CD with backing tracks, lots of amusing sound effects and, for making learning easier, recordings of the songs by professional vocalists. Teachers have the option of staging the show using the CD throughout or providing live accompaniments, or to use a combination of both. This musical is a flexible “production package” and is easily adapted to suit resources. 1 hour 15 minutes UE 21126 Vocal score, CD and script and lyrics sheet UE 21127 Extra pack: 6 scripts and 10 lyrics sheets 9
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