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Opera:
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Lady
Macbeth of Mtsensk
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Katerina
Ismailova
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Orig. Language:
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Russian
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Composer
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Shostakovich
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Librettist
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Shostakovich & Y. Preis
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Description:
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Opera in IV Acts (9 Tableaux)
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Notes:
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Text after Nikolai Leskov
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Time
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Mid-19th Century
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Place:
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Kursk-Gubernia, Russia
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Premiere Date:
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January 22, 1934
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Premiere Location:
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Leningrad (St. Petersburg)
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Role
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Voice Part
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Classification
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Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov
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Bass
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L
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Katerina Lvovna Ismailova
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Soprano
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L
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Sergey
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Tenor
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L
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Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov
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Tenor
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F
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A Shabby Peasant (Seedy Lout)
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Tenor
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F
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Chief of Police (Police-Sergeant)
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Baritone
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F
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Sonyetka
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Contralto
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F
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An Old Convict
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Bass
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F
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Aksinya
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Soprano
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S
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A Woman Convict
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Soprano
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S
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A Priest
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Bass
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S
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Steward (Shopman)
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Bass
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B
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Porter
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Bass
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B
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A Teacher (a Nihilist)
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Tenor
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B
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Policeman
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Bass
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B
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Millhand
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Baritone
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B
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2nd Foreman
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Tenor
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B
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3rd Foreman
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Tenor
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B
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Sentry
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Bass
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B
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Officer (Sergeant)
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Bass
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B
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1st Foreman
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Tenor
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CB
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Coachman
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Tenor
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CB
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A Drunken Guest
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Tenor
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CB
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Minimum Chorus:
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40
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Workpeople, Foremen, Guests, Convicts,
Policemen
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Divisi:
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SSAATTBB
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Opera:
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Lakmé
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Orig. Language:
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French
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Composer
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L. Delibes
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Librettist
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Edmond Gondinet & Philippe Gille
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Description:
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Opera in III Acts
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Notes:
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Text after “Le Mariage de Loti”
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Time
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19th Century
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Place:
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British India
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Premiere Date:
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April 14, 1883
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Premiere Location:
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Paris.
Opéra-Comique
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Role
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Voice Part
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Classification
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Lakme
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Soprano
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L
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Gerald
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Tenor
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L
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Nilakantha
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Bass
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L
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Frederic
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Baritone
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F
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Mallika
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Mezzo-Soprano
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S
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Hadji
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Tenor
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S
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Ellen
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Soprano
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S
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Rose
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Soprano
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S
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Miss Benson
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Mezzo-Soprano
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S
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A Thief (Sepoy-Gypsy)
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Bass
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CB
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A Chinese Merchant
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Tenor
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CB
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A Fortune Teller
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Tenor
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CB
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Minimum Chorus:
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28
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English Officers and Ladies, Hindoos,
Brahmins, Merchants, Musicians, Sailors, Chinese, Dervishes,
Dancing Girls
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Divisi:
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SSTTBB
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Opera:
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LILITH
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Orig.
Language:
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English
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Composer
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Deborah
Drattell
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Librettist
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David
Steven Cohen
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Description:
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Opera
in III Acts
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Notes:
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Deborah
Drattel's original and evocative drama is based on the "Kabbalah".
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Time
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Abstract
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Place:
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Abstract
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Premiere
Date:
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World
Premier November 11, 2002
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Premiere
Location:
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New
York City Opera, NY
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Role
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Voice
Part
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Classification
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Lilith |
Mezzo Soprano |
L |
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Eve |
Soprano |
L |
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Daughter |
Soprano |
F |
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Son |
Baritone |
F |
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Seer/Guardian |
Speaking |
S |
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Minimum
Chorus:
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20
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Divisi:
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Basses
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Opera:
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Little
Night Music, A
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Orig. Language:
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English
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Composer
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Sondheim
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Librettist
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Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler
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Description:
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A musical in II Acts
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Notes:
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Time
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Place:
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Premiere Date:
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February 25, 1973
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Premiere Location:
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Shubert Theater, NYC
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Role
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Voice Part
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Classification
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Desiree Armfeldt
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Mezzo or Soprano
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L
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Fredrik Egerman
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Baritone
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L
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Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
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Baritone
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L
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Charlotte Malcolm
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L
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Madame Armfeldt
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F
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Anne Egerman
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Soprano
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F
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Henrik Egerman
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Tenor
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F
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Petra
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F
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Frederika
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S
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Frid
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S
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The Quintet
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S
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Malla
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Mute
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MB
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Bertrand
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Mute
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MB
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Osa
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Mute
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MB
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Opera:
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LITTLE
WOMEN
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Orig.
Language:
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English
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Composer
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Mark
Adamo
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Librettist
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Mark
Adamo
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Description:
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Opera in II
Acts & Prologue, (and Postlude, after bows preferably without
conductor, as stated in score) |
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Notes:
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Time
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Post American
Civil War (1870s) |
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Place:
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Concord,
Mass., New York City, on tour in England |
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Premiere
Date:
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March 13,
1998 |
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Premiere
Location:
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Houston Grand
Opera,
(commissioned
by Houston Grand Opera) |
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Role
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Voice
Part
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Classification
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Jo
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Mezzo Soprano
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L
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Laurie
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Tenor
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L
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Meg
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Mezzo Soprano
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L
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Beth
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Soprano
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L
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Amy
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Coloratura Soprano
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L
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John Brooke
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Baritone
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F
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Aunt Cecilia
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Contralto/Mezzo
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F
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Friedrich Bhaer
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Bass-Baritone /
Mezzo
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F
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Alma March
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Mezzo Soprano
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S
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Gideon March / Mr.
Dashwood
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Bass-Baritone
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S
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Gideon March (alone)
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Bass-Baritone
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S
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Mr. Dashwood (alone)
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Bass-Baritone
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S
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