Shining, The [reduced version]
Classification added May 25, 2024Premiered May 7, 2016
Minnesota Opera. St. Paul, Minnesota
Composer:
Paul Moravec
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Mark Campbell
Description:
Opera in Two Acts
Notes:
Revised version, June 2022.
Based on the 1977 Stephen King novel.
Subito Music Publishing, Verona, NJ. Full score, reduced orchestra version
Time Period:
20th Century
Place:
Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Torrance | Soprano | L |
| Jack Torrance | Baritone | L |
| Delbert Grady / Stuart Ullman | Tenor | F |
| Dick Hallorann | Bass | F |
| Danny Torrance | Spoken | F |
| Lloyd / Bill Watson | Tenor | S |
| Horace Derwent | Baritone | S |
| Mark Torrance | Baritone | S |
| Grady Girl #1 | Soprano | B |
| Grady Girl #2 | Mezzo Soprano | B |
| Mrs. Grady / Ensemble | Soprano | B |
| Mrs. Massey / Ensemble | Mezzo Soprano | B |
| Crooner / Ensemble | Tenor | B |
| Partygoer / Ensemble | Tenor | B |
| Mafia Guy #1 / Ensemble | Tenor | B |
| Mafia Guy #2 / Ensemble | Baritone | B |
| Senator / Ensemble | Baritone | B |
| Ranger / Ensemble | Baritone | B |
| Man in Dog Mask / Ensemble | Baritone | B |
| Please be advised: Contact AGMA for classification if you are combining roles, and/or for classification of unassigned lines, and/or for classification of any combination of Chorus and Solo bits from what has been performed previously. |
Minimum Chorus: 5 *
Divisi: SA (3 Sopranos, 2 Mezzo Sopranos)
Chorus Notes:
* The Ensemble sings the Chorus music as well as their assigned Solo Bit roles. The Ensemble is joined by the five additional Sopranos and Mezzo Sopranos.