Quiet Place, A (revised version)
Classification added June 8, 2016Premiered June & July 1984
Teatro Alla Scala, & John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Composer:
Leonard Bernstein
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Stephen Wadsworth
Description:
Opera in III Acts
Notes:
Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” is inserted as two flashback segments in Act II
Time Period:
Early 1980's with flashback to early 1950'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sam | Bass | L |
| Dede | Soprano | L |
| Junior | Baritone | L |
| Dinah | Mezzo Soprano | L |
| Young Sam | Bass-Baritone | L |
| Francois | Tenor | F |
| Funeral Director | Tenor | S |
| Bill | Baritone | S |
| Susie | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Dinah's Analyst | Tenor | S |
| Doc | Bass | S |
| Mrs. Doc | Contralto | S |
| Jazz Trio | Soprano/Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Tenor | S | |
| Baritone | S | |
| Seven Voices | Speaking | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB