Quiet Place, A (original version)
Classification added June 8, 2016Premiered World Premiere, June 17, 1983
Houston. Houston Grand Opera (A Quiet Place was commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, Teatro Alla Scala, and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.)
Composer:
Leonard Bernstein
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Stephen Wadsworth
Description:
Opera in I Act (in four scenes)
Notes:
Originally, A quite Place was a one-act Opera in four scenes performed after Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti”, to which it is a sequel.
Time Period:
Early 1980's
Place:
Suburban America
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Dede | Soprano | L |
| Junior | Baritone | L |
| Sam | Bass | L |
| Francois | Tenor | F |
| Funeral Director | Tenor | S |
| Bill | Baritone | S |
| Susie | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Analyst | Tenor | S |
| Doc | Bass | S |
| Mrs. Doc | Contralto | S |
| Seven voices | Speaking | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB