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Elizabeth Cree : a chamber opera in one act (based on the novel The trial of Elizabeth Cree by Peter Ackroyd) / music, Kevin Puts ; libretto, Mark Campbell.
LIBRA M1503.P998 E4 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Puts, Kevin, composer.
- Standardized Title:
- Elizabeth Cree. Vocal score
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas--Vocal scores with piano.
- Operas.
- Cree, Elizabeth, approximately 1850-1881--Drama.
- Cree, Elizabeth.
- Trials (Murder)--England--19th century--Drama.
- Trials (Murder).
- Serial murders--England--19th century--Drama.
- Serial murders.
- Genre:
- Chamber operas.
- One-act operas.
- Art music.
- Vocal scores.
- Adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 vocal score (292 pages) ; 31 cm
- Edition:
- Piano/vocal score.
- 2/20/2018.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Aperto Press : Bill Holab Music, [2018]
- Language Note:
- English words.
- Staff notation.
- Summary:
- "Set in London in the 1880s, this highly suspenseful and theatrical opera interweaves several narratives: the trial of the titular heroine for the poisoning of her husband; a series of brutal murders committed by a Jack the Ripper-style killer; the spirited world of an English music hall; and, finally, some "guest appearances" by luminaries from the Victorian Age"-- Opera Philadelphia https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/on-stage-2017-2018/elizabeth-cree
- Notes:
- Commissioned by Opera Philadelphia.
- Includes instrumentation list, set notes, and cast of characters.
- OCLC:
- 1246317691
- Publisher Number:
- 1037PV Aperto Press
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