Opera – Christopher Cerrone

Orchestration for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and piano (chamber version forthcoming) Duration 30 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere American Lyric Theatre Premiered March 23, 2013; Philbrook Museum; Tulsa Opera; Kostis Protopapas, director Score Score and licensing information available through PSNY Note Scene 1Hera, Queen of the gods, hysterically searches through Echo’s boudoir. She suspects Echo of having an…

Orchestration an opera in one actfour solo voices, vocal ensemble (SATB), eleven players, and electronics Duration 70 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere First Workshop Performances: New York City Opera, VOX FestivalMay 3, 2009, Kimmel Center at NYU, New York, NY Semi-staged Premiere: The Italian Academy at Columbia University and Red Light New MusicMay 13, 2011, New York, NY…

Information an opera in two partslibretto by Stephanie Fleischmannbased on the short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawafurther information available at inagroveopera.com Characters The Woodcutter/The Outlaw (Luther Harlow)—baritoneThe Priest/The Medium—countertenor*The Policeman/The Settler (Ambrose Raines)—tenorLeona Raines/Leona’s Mother—soprano *This part may be performed by a mezzo-soprano as needed. In addition, the roles may be split up between 8 singers, especially…