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North American Works Directory Listing
| Composer: |
William Schuman
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| Librettist: |
J.D. McClatchy
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
Stewart Robertson, Conductor; B. Rodney Marriott, Stage Director; Peter Dean Beck, Set & Lighting Designer; Richard St. Clair, Costume Designer; Elsen Associates, Makeup & Hair Designer
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| Premiere Date: |
June 24, 1989
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| Producing Company: |
Glimmerglass Opera
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| Description: |
A New York society dinner party, 1910. A father is willing to stake the hand of his daughter in a bet that one of his guests, a noted, wealthy oenophile, cannot identify the wine he is serving. The daughter is outraged, but finally consents to the wager, since her father is confident that the wine will not be identified, and the oenophile promises half a million dollars w
courtesy of Theodore Presser Company
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| Character List (Major): |
Louise(s); Mrs. Schofield(mzo); Mrs. Hudson(mzo); Mr. Schofield(bar); Tom(t); P. Pratt(b-bar); Sarah(unsung)
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| Reviews: |
The Wall Street Journal, Williard Spiegelman, 7-7-1989; Newsday, Peter Goodman, 6-29-1989; Ithaca Journal, Stephen G. Landesman; Utica Observer-Dispatch, Jonas Kover, 6-26-1989; Hartford Courant, Steve Metcalf, 6-26-1989; Syracuse Post-Standard, Larry Mcginn; Ithaca Journal, Stephen G. Landesman; Ithaca Journal, Victoria Cole, 6-8-1989; Albany Times Union, Ron Emery, 6-23-1989
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| Orchestration: |
2 fl(picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn - 2 hrn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn - 2 perc, cel - str
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| Contact: |
Merion Music, Inc. (Theodore Presser Company)
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| Address: |
588 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
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| Phone: |
610-592-1222
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