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The Dreamers (Piano/Vocal Score)
Price:
$55.00
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Written by Philip Litell
Synopsis:
Subtitled "the first part of a history of California," The Dreamers is a highly accessible opera about the dreams of American life, using as a springboard the dreams of one man, General Mariano Vallejo. Set primarily on two hot August days in 1848 in Sonoma, California- two years after the infamous Bear Flag Revolt that wrestled control of the Sonoma Valley from the Mexican government, created the California republic, and led quickly in turn to its absorption by the United States- The Dreamers depicts California as the place where people come to fulfill their dreams, and the dreams are as varied as those who dream them. The raising of the bear flag lingers as a nightmare in Vallejo's mind, while his daughter's fancy turns toward one of the handsome American soldiers. California seems big enough to hold the dreams of a lonely Indian woman, the last of her tribe, a black man who is trying to earn enough money as a gambler to buy his wife out of slavery, and a gay soldier searching for acceptance and understanding.
Conte and Littell have captured this formative moment in American history in a compelling drama where characters are separated by their sexual, cultural, and racial differences, and brought together by their dreams. The Dreamers is our nation's tragedy and comedy: the never-ending story of how we became "American."
| Roles: | |
| General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the first citizen of Sonoma | Bass-Baritone |
| Francisco Benicia De Vallejo, his wife | Mezzo-Soprano |
| Epifania (Fanny), their eldest daughter | Soprano |
| Adelaida (Adela)/Little Susie, the next daughter | Girl Soprano |
| Platon, the second son | Boy Soprano |
| The Empress Isadora, a cast-off wife of an Indian mercenary chief | Soprano |
| The Bear/Sam Shattuck, an African American | Tenor |
| Bear-Flagger Grigsby/Johnny Rowe, soldier, actor, dancer, costumier | Tenor |
| Bear-Flagger Semple/James Eastin, a new arrival, local businessman | Baritone |
| Bear-Flagger Merritt/Captain John Frisbie | Tenor |
| Mary Eastin, wife to James Eastin | Mezzo-Soprano |
| Elizabeth Fine, her cousin, recent widow | Soprano |
| Sergeant | Baritone |
| Major Mcdonnell, Eastin's business partner | Baritone |
| Manuel Garcia/Bear-Flagger Knight, ne'er-do-wella€¦ | Tenor |
| The Men's Chorus | |
| The Womena€ s Chorus |
| Catalog: | CDR5219 |
| Publisher: | E C Schirmer Music Co |
| Composer: | Conte, David |
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| Voicing: | Opera in Four Scenes |
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| Pages: | 0 |
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