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North American Works Directory Listing
| Composer: |
Frank Lewin
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| Librettist: |
Frank Lewin
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
Raymond Harvey (Conductor)
Nick Mangano (Director)
Robert Klingelhoefer & Robert Hunsicker (Set Designers)
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| Original Cast: |
Mordeen (Sherry Overholt)
Rinde Eckert (Victor)
Charles Damsel (Joe Saul)
Julian Rodescu (Friend Ed)
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| Premiere Date: |
November 05, 1993
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| Producing Company: |
Yale School of Music
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| Description: |
Setting: Act I: a country circus in the Midwest -- Act II: a farm in Pennsylvania -- Act III, a ship moored in New York Harbor.
A middle-aged man and his younger wife, deeply in love with each other, have no children. The husband, Joe Saul, is obsessed with the idea that he must hand on his tradition to an heir. His wife Mordeen knows that he cannot father a child. In order to give Joe Saul what he craves so desperately, Mordeen encourages the advances of a young man, Victor, and conceives by him, hoping that her husband will accept the child as his own. The fourth member of the cast, Friend Ed, acts as confidant and observer.
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| Character List (Major): |
Dramatic Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass
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| Reviews: |
Opera News, Gilbert H. Mott, 2-5-94; Opera News, Arlo J. McKinnon, 10-93; The News-Times, Frank Merkling, 7-2-92
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| Total Acts: |
Not Available
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| Chorus: |
Small Chorus
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| Orchestration: |
2 fl (afl, picc), 2 ob, Eng hrn, 2 cl (bcl/ Eb cbcl), 3 bsn, 4 hrn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba - timp, 2 perc, hp, gtr (elec, acstc), str. Offstage circus band (recorded), onstage fiddler, 4 onstage handbells, harbor sound effects (recorded)
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| Musical Style: |
Tonal; incorporates material from various ethnic traditions (Irish tunes, Scottish rituals, Appalachian ballads, Hawaiian and English sea lore) and elements of American popular music; grand opera
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| Contact: |
Notevole Music Publishing c/o Subito Music
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| Address: |
60 Depot Street
Verona NJ 07044
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| Phone: |
973-857-3440
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