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North American Works Directory Listing
| Composer: |
Thomas Benjamin
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| Librettist: |
Roger Brunyate
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
JoAnn Kulesza, Conductor; Garnett Bruce, Stage Director; James M. Fouchard, Set Designer; Mary Bova, Costume Designer; Douglas Nelson, Lighting Designer
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| Original Cast: |
BriAnne Burgess as Lea Makart, Lesley Craigie as Lady Muriel Bland, Jenni Lynn Bank as Hannah Bleikogel, Lucas Tannous as Somerset, Kevin Wetzel as Sir Adolf (Bertie) Bland, Daniel Seigel as George Bland, Ryan Stadler as Ferdy Rabenstein
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| Premiere Date: |
March 09, 2005
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| Producing Company: |
Peabody Opera Theatre
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| Description: |
George Bland, rejecting his parents' desire for him to enter politics, goes to Germany to study the piano. He hopes to regain contact with his Jewish heritage, denied by his parents in their efforts to be accepted as English gentry. But even the affectionate support of the writer Somerset cannot prevent tragedy.
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| Orchestration: |
single woodwinds, 2 hrn, tpt, tbn, str, hrp, pf, perc
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| Musical Style: |
Tonal; recitative, arias, numerous ensembles; pop references
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| Contact: |
Roger Brunyate
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| Phone: |
410-235-1164
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