Before It All Goes Dark
Classification added May 3, 2024Premiered May 19, 2024
Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Composer:
Jake Heggie
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Gene Scheer
Description:
Opera in One Act
Notes:
Based on Mac’s Journey, a true story reported by Howard Reich as a series in the Chicago Tribune.
Bent Pen Music, Inc., Bill Holab Music. Piano/vocal score, dated 2024
Time Period:
1939 - 2002
Place:
Prague and elsewhere
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Sally / Misha / Emil * | Mezzo Soprano | L * |
| Mac | Bass-Baritone | L |
| * All three roles are to be sung by the same Artist, as indicated in the score. |
Minimum Chorus: No chorus