The Central Park Five

Name: The Central Park Five
Brand: Schott Music
SKU: 782794
Availability: InStock

Opera in 3 acts

Libretto by Richard Wesley

orchestra

Edition: Performance material

Product Type

Hire Order

Product Details

Description

The Central Park Five is a true story. The opera takes us to New York City in the late 1980s – when five Black and Latino teenagers were falsely accused of rape and assault, and coerced into confession. Each of the five teenagers was sentenced to years in maximum security prisons.

Orchestral Cast

2(2.pic, afl).1.1.bcl.asax.barsax.2-2.2.1.btbn.0-timp.1perc(vib, mar).drum set-1d.b/electric bass-hp.pno.kurzweil synth-str(9.8.7.6.5) Note: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1, bass, and piano parts include improvisation

Cast

Kevin Richardson · tenor - Raymond Santana · tenor - Korey Wise · tenor - Yusef Salaam · baritone - Antron McCray · bass baritone - Donald Trump & Forensic Officer · tenor - The Masque/The Judge · bass - The Asst. DA · mezzo-soprano - Macias Reyes · baritone - Sharonne Salaam, mezzo-soprano ·
ensemble, SATB

More Information

Title:

The Central Park Five

Opera in 3 acts

Libretto by Richard Wesley

Version for full orchestra

Edition:

Performance material

Level of difficulty:

intermediate

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2019 (2024)

Duration:

120 ′0 ′′

World Premiere:

May 10, 2025 · Detroit, MI (USA)
Detroit Opera House
Conductor: Anthony Parnther
Original staging: Nataki Garrett
(scenic)

Commissioned work :

The Central Park Five was originally commissioned by Trilogy: An Opera Company and Long Beach Opera for a reduced instrumentation of 16 players. The full orchestration was commissioned by Detroit Opera.