Operas
Ferris Wheel – a comic opera in one act.
Libretto by Mary Miller from her play of the same name.
The unlikely love story of two lonely people who are forced to ride together on an old country ferris wheel. She’s afraid of heights. He’s afraid to quit smoking. They are both afraid of each other.
Written for soprano and tenor (or baritone). Duration c. 25 minutes.
Dorie’s “smoking aria” – When I was younger
Jennifer J. Winn – Dorie
Corey Trahan – John
Ophelia – a tragic opera in one act
Libretto by David L. Williams based on characters from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”
A confrontation, both playful and bitter, with dire consequences for both, this is the story of a chance encounter between the two women in Hamlet’s life: Ophelia, his love, and Gertrude, his mother. To what depths will each go to win the love of Hamlet and secure their own place on the throne?
Written for soprano and mezzo soprano (or dramatic soprano). Duration c. 20 minutes.
“Too many fathers have died” – “I have done nothing wrong”
Jennifer Gliere – Ophelia
Elise Quagliata – Queen Gertrude
The Offshore Pirate – a romantic opera in one act
Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald of the same name.
A love story off the coast of Florida between a defiant “flapper” and a pirate who has kidnapped her, her heart and her imagination.
Written for 3 sopranos, 1 mezzo soprano, 2 tenors, 1 baritone (or bass). Duration c. 50 minutes.
“Blow us a breeze”
Brittany Palmer – Babe
Kristin Sharpley – Benny
Kate Hamilton – Blue
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