Solomon and Balkis by Randall Thompson Choir - Sheet Music
By Randall Thompson
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Solomon and Balkis
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Details
Opera in 1 Act for mixed voices (1 1 1 1 - 2 2 0 0 - T - P(2) - Str)
SKU: EC.2031
Composed by Randall Thompson. One Act/Chamber Opera. Vocal score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #2031. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.2031).ISBN 600313420313. UPC: 600313420313. 8.5" x 11" inches. Text: from Rudyard Kipling.
Libretto:
Written by Randall Thompson
Synopsis:
The work is based on the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and was originally conceived for radio performance. Kipling's fable relates how King Solomon's loving wife, Balkis the Most Beautiful, saved her lord from the vexatious quarreling of his 999 other wives. As Solomon strolls in his garden, he overhears a butterfly quarreling with his wife. The butterfly threatens that if he stamps his foot the palace and garden will vanish in a thunderclap. Solomon, amused, calls up his Djinns, enables the butterfly to make good on his threat. In the end, Solomon is surprised to discover that clever Queen Balkis engineered the whole thing in order to silence the 999 quarreling wives.
| Roles: | |
| SOLOMON, the son of David, King of Israel | Baritone |
| BALKIS, Queen of Sheba, best beloved of Solomon | Mezzo-Soprano or Mezzo-Contralto |
| THE BUTTERFLY | Tenor |
| THE BUTTERFLY'S WIFE | Soprano |
| EGYPTIAN QUEEN | Soprano |
| QUEENS, representing the 999 wives of Solomon | Sopranos, Altos |
| 4 DJINNS | Mute |
