Gabriel's Daugher (Libretto)
by Henry Mollicone
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SKU: EC.6803

Composed by Henry Mollicone. Full Length Opera. 21st Century. Libretto. 40 pages. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #6803. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.6803).

UPC: 600313468032. 8.5" x 11" inches. Text: William Luce.

Available Editions: Piano/Vocal Score, 6165 Libretto, 6803 Full score and parts available for rental from the publisher. Libretto: Written by William Luce Synopsis: Opera in 2 Acts. The opera tells the story of a remarkable woman who was an ex-slave, and who spent most of her life in bondage in frontier Kentucky. During these years she had lost contact with her husband and children when they were sold to different owners. She obtained her freedom after the death of her owner in 1857, and traveled west in search of her missing family.Clara arrived in Central City, Colorado, around 1860, already some 60 years old. She opened her own laundry business and with hard work and successful investments, Clara became wealthy, owning scores of properties and mining claims throughout Central City, Georgetown, and Denver. She used her money to help dozens of beleaguered freedmen come to Colorado to start new lives. Surviving fires, flood and frauds, Clara continued her good works throughout the 1870s, however, she searched in vain for her long-lost family. In her later years, in poor health and impoverished from a lifetime of unfailing generosity, Clara moves to Denver and has to depend upon her many friends and admirers to provide for her. In a truly operatic denouement, the faith that sustained her through her entire life is finally rewarded by a miraculous reunion with her daughter, Eliza Jane.Information sourced from an article by Roger Baker who is the author of Clara: An Ex-Slave in Gold Rush Colorado, recently published by Black Hawk Publishing. Duration: ~ 2 Hours Roles: CLARA BROWN - Mezzo-Soprano COL. JOHN CHIVINGTON - Tenor BECKY/ELIZA JANE - Soprano BARNEY FORD - Baritone ELIZA BROOKS - Soprano AUCTIONEER/MINER 3/TOMMY - Tenor WIVES 1, 2, 3/QUILTERS 1, 2, 3 - 2 Sopranos, 1 Mezzo-Soprano BIDDER 3 - Baritone LUCINDA - Soprano EVALINE - Contralto COL. WADSWORTH - Baritone JENNY - Soprano WILLIAM BYERS - Baritone JOHN EVANS/PHYSICIAN - Bass JANE GORDON/WIFE 3/QUILTER 3 - Mezzo-Soprano MINERS 1, 4 - Tenor, Baritone MAYOR/MINER 2 - Baritone 9 NON-SINGING ROLES - Premier: July 2003, Central City Opera, Colorado.