The Magic Bassoon
A Tragicommodity In One Act, for three, or actually, two, unless... uh... oh, nevermind
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A Tragicommodity In One Act, for three, or actually, two, unless... uh... oh, nevermind. Composed by PDQ Bach. Edited by Professor Peter Schickele. Arranged by Prof. Peter Schickele. Sws. Opera. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed August 24 1986. S. 7. 60 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #411-41138. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.411411380).ISBN 9781598067286. UPC: 680160619627. 9x12 inches.
The week between Christmas and New Year must be an exceptionally slow time in New York City. What else would explain the almost-annual P.D.Q. Bach / Peter Schickele concerts over three decades in Carnegie Hall? One particularly regrettable performance in 1989 featured a one-act opera, The Magic Bassoon, scheduled for a three-night run. The lead mezzanine-soprano, however, took sick and cancelled the third night. According to Schickele, the singer who played Shepherd "failed to show up" at the work's premiere, and some juggling of roles and instruments was required. Coincidence? Ensembles considering mounting this operatic tale of Pan and a nymph and a shepherd and... well, be it known that Schickele has suggestions for covering any of the performers who "fail to show up.".