The Swallow and The Prince
An Opera after "The Happy Prince" and poems of Oscar Wilde; with music by David Edgar Walther. with Karla Kelley, pianist; and cinematography by Lewis Wheeler.
An Opera after "The Happy Prince" and poems of Oscar Wilde; with music by David Edgar Walther. with Karla Kelley, pianist; and cinematography by Lewis Wheeler.
1a. The Swallow (high soprano, Carol Millard)
stops to rest on a statue:
stops to rest on a statue:
1b The Prince (bass-baritone, David Walther)
tires to convince her to help two lovers:
tires to convince her to help two lovers:
2. The Swallow (Carol Millard, flute) helps The Lovers:
Sarah Griffiths, soprano and David Thorne Scott, tenor:
Sarah Griffiths, soprano and David Thorne Scott, tenor:
3a. The Swallow tells The Prince of her extensive travel plans:
3b. The Prince persuades The Swallow to stand and help a dramatist:
4. The Swallow helps The Dramatist, soprano Sarah Griffiths:
5a. The Swallow continues to tell of her plans:
5b. The Prince again persuades her to stay, this time to help a fisherman:
6. The Swallow helps The FIsherman, tenor, David Thorne Scott:
7. The Conclusion:
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On June 6, 2015, The Acting Singers Project performed this work again at First Church in Dedham MA.
All proceeds went to The Dedham Food Pantry. This program was supported in part by a grant from the Town of Dedham Cultural Council, a local agency, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency: http://massculturalcouncil.org |
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