The title aria tells us Morning Star refers to Venus and is a metaphor for love and hope. Based on Sylvia Regans play and on parallels with the composers own family, Morning Star is a deeply touching character piece about life among Jewish immigrants in New York Citys Lower East Side. Hope blossoms and is dashed as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, World War I, and the Great Depression lead to death, divorce, and despair. Through it all, William M. Hoffmans colorful libretto and Ricky Ian Gordons engaging score maintain charming threads of love and optimism, comedy amid tragedy, and luscious sonorities featuring a large cast of singers - in English, Yiddish, Italian, and Haitian French. The two-act opera is 2 1/2 hours in duration.

Vendor:: Fischer Presser
Composer:: Ricky Ian Gordon
Format:: Score
ISBN:: 9781491102640.0
Instrumentation:: Voice, Piano, Celesta, Flute 1, Flute 2, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn 1, Horn 2, Trumpet in Bb 1, Trumpet in Bb 2, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Timpani, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Violin 1, Violin 2, Vi
Pages:: 322.0
Scoring:: Voice, Piano, Celesta, Flute 1, Flute 2, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn 1, Horn 2, Trumpet in Bb 1, Trumpet in Bb 2, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Timpani, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Violin 1, Violin 2, Vi
Subtitle:: An Opera In 2 Acts
UPC:: 680160633876.0
Table of Contents:: Act 1:, Prologue, Scene 1: For This We Left Our Homeland, Scene 2: I Didnt Want To Be Late, Scene 3: Morning Star, Scene 4: Tick-Tock, Scene 5: The Family Abides, Scene 6: Interlude: The Mens Dreams, Scene 7: If Im Not Allowed To Sing, Scene 8: We
Text Source:: Based on the Play 'Morning Star' by Sylvia Regan

Morning Star [CF:411-41145]

Theodore Presser Company

Morning Star [CF:411-41145]

Theodore Presser Company