The Woman at Otowi Crossing

Name: The Woman at Otowi Crossing
Brand: Schott Music
SKU: 232032
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opera in two acts

libretto by Joan Vail Thorne

Edition: Matériel d'exécution

Type de produit

Demande de location

Détails du produit

Description

This is a story based on the life of Edith Warner, who lived at Otowi Crossing in New Mexico from 1928 to 1951. The tea room of Edith’s character, Helen Chalmers, at the old railway station serves as a metaphorical bridge between the ancient Pueblo culture and the U.S. government installation at Los Alamos where the atom bomb is being developed.
In the course of the parable like story describing the long lasting process of Helen’s passing away, Helen becomes a person of insight into the unity and harmony of all life as those first atomic scientists take from her hope that people of intelligence and goodwill understand their sense of crisis.

Orchestral Cast

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Programmation des personnes

Principal: Helen Chalmers · soprano - Emily Chalmers, her daughter · mezzo-soprano - Jack Turner, middle-aged journalist and Helen's lover · baritone - Tilano, old Indian · bass-baritone - Joel, young scientist · tenor - Tranquillino, young Indian · baritone -
Supporting: FBI man · baritone - Soldier · baritone - 3 Scientists · tenor, baritone, bass - 2 Brujas · mezzo-sopranos - 3 Women from the Hill · 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano - Dr. Breslau · baritone - Mr. Baker · baritone - Mr. Farmer · bass-baritone - chorus

Plus d'infos

Titre:

The Woman at Otowi Crossing

opera in two acts

libretto by Joan Vail Thorne

after the novel by Frank Waters

Langue:

Anglais

Edition:

Matériel d'exécution

Maison d'édition:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

1995

Durée:

110 ′0 ′′

Première:

15 juin 1995 · St. Louis, MO (USA)
Loretto-Hilton Theater
Musikalische Leitung: Richard Buckley · Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · Choreinstudierung: Cary John Franklin
Inszenierung: Colin Graham · Bühnenbild: Derek McLane

Travaux commandés :

Commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in celebration of its 20th season. The commissioning of this opera has been made possible by generous gifts from Rudolph W. Driscoll and Joan F. Richman. Additional commissioning support was provided by a development grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Opera for A New America, a project of OPERA America