Vera of Las Vegas
A Nightmare Cabaret Opera in One Act
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SKU: CF.VS1
A Nightmare Cabaret Opera in One Act. Composed by Daron Hagen. Perfect - Å’ Hinge. The Staged world premiere of the Opera was given by the Center for Contemporary Opera at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Symphony Space, in New York City, on 25, 26 June 2003. Full score. With Standard notation. 228+148+136+33+41+34 pages. Carl Fischer Music #VS1. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.VS1).ISBN 9780825850943. UPC: 798408050948. 9 X 12 inches. Text: Paul Muldoon. Paul Muldoon.
To a phantasmagoric libretto by Paul Muldoon, Daron Aric Hagen has crafted an extraordinary post-modern music theater piece that draws on a cornucopia of musical styles, classical and popular. Set in a night club in Las Vegas, Vera involves four characters whose alienation from themselves and each other leads to bizarre consequences. The cast includes two suspected IRA operatives on the lam, undercover agents and the title character, a sensationally portrayed African-American Transvestite. The cleverness of the libretto is matched by Daron Hagen's richly imagined and characterful music, by turns wild and touching. The published vocal score includes the complete compact disc original cast recording (with libretto) that has recently been released on the CRI label.
Song List (13)
- Facsimile of a page from the working libretto
- Credits
- Facsimile of a page from the composer's manuscript
- Dedication
- Synopsis
- Characters, Orchestration, Setting
- Author's Notes
- Production Information
- Scene One
- Scene Two (The Forum Shops At Ceasar'S Palace)
- Scene Three
- Scene Four
- Scene Five