Score
The dinner party : from 'The Carnival', a circus opera / music and libretto by Chloe Charody.
Library shelf no. 783.13542/CHA 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
from 'The Carnival' a circus opera:
Act 2, Scene 5 | The Treehouse of Peaches & Pearle
A rather anxious Pixie (wearing rubber gloves, an apron, sporting a statuesque beehive hairdo and clutching an over-sized spatula) accosts the bemused Lucy & an amused Freckle from the balcony of her treehouse nestled inside a giant oak tree.
Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, piano & 2 violins, double bass. Includes sound effects.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance: by Allegra Giagu, Martha O'Hara, Sonja Schebeck, Lisa Chou — Fliegende Bauten, Hamburg
This scene 'The Dinner Party' consists of 2 songs. 1. 'Roasting! Cooking!' and 2. 'First World Misfortune' In the opera, the songs appear in sequence, however they are able to be performed as 2 separate works.
Videos
The dinner party (highlights) |
Performances of this work
Unknown date: Fliegende Bauten, Hamburg. Featuring Allegra Giagu, Martha O'Hara, Sonja Schebeck, Lisa Chou.
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