Work Information
Philip Glass : the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down. ACT V - Rome Section
| commissioned by the Opera di Roma |
| Work Notes |
Opera in four scenes. Part of Robert Wilson's multi-composer epic for the Olympic Games of 1984.
Libretto (Latin, Italian, English) by Maita di Nascemi and Robert Wilson. |
Publisher |
Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc |
| Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
Sub-Category |
Operetta / Musical Theatre |
| Year Composed |
1984 |
Duration |
2 Hours |
| Solo Voice(s) |
Soprano, Mezzo soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, 2 speaking parts (M&F) |
Chorus |
SATB |
| Orchestration |
2(pic).2.2(bcl).2/4.3.2+btbn.1/timp.3perc/hp/str |
Languages |
Latin, Italian, English |
| Availability |
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Discography |
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Programme Note
CAST
General Lee - narrator (Robert Wilson)
Young Mrs. Lincoln - narrator (Laurie Anderson)
Garibaldi - tenor
Older Mrs. Lincoln and the Earth Mother - mezzo-soprano
Abraham Lincoln - baritone
The Snow Owl and Alcmene - soprano
Hercules - bass
Choir - SATB
SYNOPSIS
Part of Robert Wilson's multi-composer epic for the Olympic Games of 1984, the Rome Section of the "the CIVIL warS" is a unit all its own, non-narrative, and portrays the future, the present, the past (both near and distant), and the legendary - all existing simultaneously. The opera is symbolic, metaphysical, realistic, metaphorical, and its staging ranges from ancient Athens to the spaceship-filled future of the human race.
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