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Belladonna

an opera in two acts
libretto by Leslie Dunton-Downer
Edition: Performance material

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Five women have gathered in an American college town to spend a convivial evening over cocktails and supper. The hostess, a visiting professor from China, greets four friends: an alcoholic Classicist in love with one of her students; an opera singer devoted to her admiring audience; a young divinity student soon to take holy vows, and a doctor of alternative medicine who runs a fertility-abortion clinic. A heated discourse ensues as, in five central scenes, each of these women lives out fears, desires, fantasies, or experiences associated with her views of love, with each scene set in a distinct fantasy landscape. The final scene returns to the dinner table where the women have been transformed not only by a few too many glasses of wine, but also by their experiences and exchanges.

Orchestral Cast

1(afl).1.1(bcl).asax.1-1.1.1.0-2perc(I: glsp, vib, sus cym, button gong, bng, b.d, wdbl; II: mar, tub bells, tri, sus cym, button gong, tam-t, bng, s.d, clav)-hp.pno-str

Cast

Principal Roles: Agatha Liu · alto - Dr. Marina Rojas-Harper · mezzo-soprano - Ms. Brittany Peters · counter-tenor - Sister Suzanna · high soprano - Professor Cynthia Reid · soprano
Secondary Roles: William · tenor - Judge · bass-baritone - Herman Morris · bass-baritone - Simon West · tenor - Mr. Liu · tenor - Tina · boy soprano
Extras: boy soprano - 5 tenors - 3 bass-baritones - 6 non-singing roles - 2 choruses

More Information

Title:
Belladonna
an opera in two acts
libretto by Leslie Dunton-Downer
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1999
Duration:
85 ′
World Premiere:
July 29, 1999 · Aspen, CO (USA)
Wheeler Opera House
Conductor: David Zinman
Original staging: Edward Berkeley
(scenic)
Commissioned work :
commissioned by Susan and Ford Schumann in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Aspen Festival and School
Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
LSHM 3292-01
Delivery rights:
Worldwide

Performances

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  • Belladonna
    Conductor: David Zinman
    July 29, 1999 | Aspen, CO (United States of America) , Wheeler Opera House — World Premiere
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