27

An Opera in Five Acts (reduced orchestration)

Ricky Ian Gordon (composer), Royce Vavrek (librettist), Ricky Ian Gordon (orchestrator), Bruce Coughlin (orchestrator)
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass Bari...
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116-41995
27 follows the lives of Gertrude Stein and her partner Alice B. Toklas as they host legendary salons at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris, entertaining such illustrious guests as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Man Ray, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The opera attempts to bring Ms. Stein to life through her writing, highlighting her lack of inhibition and unabashed self-expression even in the face of negative critical opinion. In creating physical representations of her and Alice, the piece also explores the ways in which the women relate to one another and the rest of the world, using the World Wars as brackets to track the evolution of their relationship as they grapple with the changes that only war, and the passing of time, can bring.
SKU: 116-41995
Ensemble: Opera with Full Orchestra
Duration: 1:35:00
Language: en
Text Source: Libretto by Royce Vavrek
Commission Notice: Original opera commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Reduced orchestration commissioned by Michigan Opera Theatre.
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Delivery Method: Print
Product Type: Score and Parts
Prologue: Alice Knits the World
Act One, Scene 1: 27 rue de Fleurus
Act One, Scene 2: Gertrude Sits for Pablo
Act One, Scene 3: Back at the Salon
Act Two, Scene 1: Chatter
Act Two, Scene 2: Doughboy
Act Three: Génération Perdue
Act Four: Gertrude Stein Is Safe, Safe
Act Five: Alice Alone
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