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Earth 2.0 : monodrama for countertenor (or soprano) and orchestra (2024) / music by Jake Heggie ; libretto by Anita Amirrezvani.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library M1500
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- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Heggie, Jake, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monodramas (Music)--Scores.
- Monodramas (Music).
- Genre:
- Monodramas (Music)
- Scores.
- Physical Description:
- 1 study score (76 pages) ; 36 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bent Pen Music, [2026]
- Language Note:
- Staff notation.
- English words.
- Summary:
- "EARTH 2.0 is an unusual cross between an opera and a song cycle that takes us on a deeply emotional journey through one of the most urgent stories of our time: the relationship between Earth and Humanity. It was composed for and stars the astounding countertenor Key’mon Murrah – who possesses a spectacular soaring soprano range – and features two dancers with choreography by Jawole Zollar, founder of the legendary dance troupe Urban Bush Women. The concise, poetic libretto by author Anita Amirrezvani gives us an emotional perspective from Earth itself, taking us into the very heart of Earth’s dilemma. We all know what it is to be in a toxic relationship, wondering how long you should wait for the other person to change – or whether it’s time to call it quits. In this piece, the birds alert Earth to direness of the situation, and we go from there. All of this has inspired a score full of energy, soaring lyricism, playful joy, and explosive struggle." -- From composer's website.
- Contents:
- The message
- The artist
- The admirer
- The wish
- The upgrade
- The pas de deux
- The children
- The cleanse.
- Notes:
- "12/2024".
- Commissioned by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, co-commissioned by Grand Rapids Symphony and Aspen Music Festival & School.
- Premiered by Key'mon Murrah (countertenor) and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano at Bass Performance Hall, Ft Worth TX, with Jawole Zollar, director and choreographer on December 6, 2024.
- Duration: approximately 40 minutes.
- OCLC:
- 1601681425
- Publisher Number:
- 1555-SS Bent Pen Music
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