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North American Works Directory Listing
| Composer: |
Richard Danielpour
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| Librettist: |
Toni Morrison
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
Stefan Lano (Conductor)
Kenny Leon (Stage Director)
Cynthia Stokes (Assistant Director)
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg (Scenic Designer)
Paul Tazewell (Costume Designer)
Duane Schuler (Lighting Designer)
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| Original Cast: |
Denyce Graves (Margaret Garner)
Angela M. Brown (Cilla - Cincinnati & Philadelphia)
Jessye Norman (Cilla - Detroit)
Gregg Baker (Robert Garner)
Rod Gilfry (Edward Gaines)
Roger Honeywell (Auctioneer)
John Mac Master (Casey)
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| Premiere Date: |
May 07, 2005
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| Producing Company: |
Michigan Opera Theatre
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| Description: |
When Edward Gaines acquires his deceased brother’s Kentucky estate, he pledges to let all the slave families on Maplewood Plantation stay together. However, when he takes a special interest in one of the slaves, Margaret Garner, it is not long before her husband Robert is sent away alone to another plantation. One night, Robert sneaks back to Maplewood and attempts to escape with Margaret and their children to the ‘Free State’ of Ohio. They are caught and Margaret murders her children in a crime passionel to spare them the indignity of a life of slavery. Margaret is condemned to death and although she is granted clemency at the last minute, she chooses the freedom of the gallows over life as a slave.
(Courtesy of G. Schirmer)
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| Character List (Major): |
Margaret Garner(mz)
Robert Garner(lyr bar)
Cilla(dram s)
Edward Gaines(lyr bar)
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| Character List (Minor): |
Casey(t)
Caroline Gaines(lyr s)
George Hancock(t)
Auctioneer & Judge 1(lyr t)
Slave Catchers(8 t, 8 bar from chorus)
Foreman & Hangman(non-singing)
Judges(t, b, b-bar from chorus)
Militia Officers(2 non-singing)
Margaret's Children(2 non-singing)
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| Reviews: |
Russell Platt, New York Observer; Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times; Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post; George Loomis, Financial Times (London); Paula Citron, Toronto Globe and Mail; Pierre Ruhe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; William Littler, Toronto Star; Janelle Gelfand, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press; Donald Rosenberg, The Cleaveland Plain Dealer; David Patrick Stearns, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal; Bernard Holland, The New York Times; Lawrence B. Johnson, Detroit News; Dag Ryen, Lexington Herald-Leader
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| Chorus: |
SATB Black Chorus (32 voices), SATB White Chorus (40 voices)
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| Orchestration: |
3 fl(picc), 2 ob(Eng Hrn), 3 cl(bcl), 3 bsn(cbn) - 4 hrn, 3 tpt(Ctpt), 2 tbn(btbn), 1 tba - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf(cel) - str(min 10vln1, 8 vln2, 6vla, 6 vc, 5 db)
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| Musical Style: |
American mix of spirituals, gospel, jazz and folk set tonally, vibrantly and lyrically.
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| Contact: |
Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
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| Address: |
257 Park Avenue South, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10010
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| E-mail Address: |
pm@schirmer.com
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| Phone: |
212-254-2100
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The Opera Fund Awardee Information
| Award Category: |
2004
Repertoire Development
Consortium
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| Project Name: |
Margaret Garner
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| Awardee: |
Cincinnati Opera Association
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| Director: |
Bill T. Jones
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| Conductor: |
Stefan Lano
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| Award Category: |
2005
Audience Development
Project
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| Project Name: |
MARGARET GARNER
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| Awardee: |
Cincinnati Opera Association
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| Director: |
Kenny Leon
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| Award Category: |
2005
Audience Development
Project
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| Project Name: |
MARGARET GARNER
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| Awardee: |
Opera Company of Philadelphia
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| Director: |
Kenny Leon
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Schedule of Performances Listings
Margaret Garner
( Danielpour)
Saturday, October 18, 2008 - Michigan Opera Theatre
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Margaret Garner
( Danielpour)
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - New York City Opera
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Margaret Garner
( Danielpour)
Friday, February 10, 2006 - Opera Philadelphia
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Margaret Garner
( Danielpour)
Saturday, May 07, 2005 - Michigan Opera Theatre
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