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The Truth, The Post-Truth, And Nothing Of The Truth : A mini-opera in three acts, for Baritone, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
by Karen Lemon (2018)
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The text of this unstaged mini-opera muses on the Shakespearean authorship conspiracy theory. It takes as a foundation the characterisation of Jeanne d'Arc in Henry VI Part 1 and adds commentary on aspects of authorial attribution from various scholars, from those acquainted with Shakespeare and his circle, and from later devotees of the Bard. The baritone is required to 'play' the roles of Shakespeare, Jeanne d'Arc, the French commanders, the English foe, and the tortured Thomas Kyd, amongst others.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Baritone voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance: 25 Apr 18. All Saints' Church, Brixworth, UK
Text by W.H. Ireland, Thomas Kyd, William Shakespeare, Gary Taylor, and Karen Lemon.
Winner of the 1st Brixworth Music Festival International Competition for Women Composers (Brixworth, UK), 2018
Performances of this work
25 Apr 18: All Saints' Church, Brixworth, UK
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