S. by Ronald Perera Choir - Sheet Music
By Ronald Perera
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17251058
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Details
Opera in 2 Acts for full or chamber orchestra and mixed voices (FULL VERSION: 2(1.2/Pic) 2(1.2/EH) 2(1.2/Asx, BCl) 2 - 2 2 2 0 - H - P(2) - Sitar(or synth) - Tambura(opt.) - StrCHAMBER VERSION: 2Kybd(Pf, Synth) - 2P - Sitar (opt.) - Tambura (opt.))
SKU: EC.5751
Composed by Ronald Perera. Full Length Opera. 20th Century. Piano/vocal score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #5751. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.5751).UPC: 600313457517. Text: C. Congdon, based on J. Updike.
Libretto:
Written by Constance Congdon based on the novel by John Updike
Synopsis:
Opera in 2 Acts (11 Scenes). S. is Sara Worth, a Bostonian matron who jettisons her family and comfortable lifestyle to join the Arizona ashram of a Hindu religious leader, known as the Arhat. In a stream of written and taped communications to her family and friends back east, Sara relates the story of her rise to prominence at the ashram and of her surprising discovery about its founder. This hilarious romp through 1980s American culture takes place in Boston, Boston's North Shore, Arizona, Florida, England, Holland, and on an island in the Bahamas.
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| Roles: | |
| Sarah Worth, an upper-class WASP in her mid- forties | Lyric Soprano |
| Charles Worth, Sarah's Husband, a doctor | Lyric Baritone |
| Pearl, Sarah and Charles' college-age daughter | Coloratura Soprano |
| The Arhat, founder of Ashram Arhat, Forrest, AZ | Lyric Tenor |
| Durga, chief administrator of the ashram | Lyric Soprano |
| Gillman, Charles' lawyer | Bass-Baritone |
| Mother, Sarah's mother, a widow retired in Florida | Lyric Mezzo-Soprano |
| Midge, Sarah's best friend on the North Shore | Soprano |
| Miles Murrow, a TV talk show host | Sprechstimme role |
| Swiss Banker | Speaking (French) role |
| Ducky Bradford, Charles' investment advisor and Dr. Podhoretz, Sarah's dentist | Tenor |
| Sheriff Yardley, Sheriff of Dorado County, AZ, and Dr. Epstein, Sarah's psychiatrist | Bass |
| Chorus (minimum 24) | SATB |
