Cabildo is the only opera by the American composer Amy Beach, her opus 149. Amy Marcy Cheney Beach ( September 5, 1867 &ndash December 27, 1944) was an American Composer and Pianist This chamber opera is in one act and has a libretto by Nan Bagby Stephens. Beach composed the music in 1932 and made use of folksong and Creole tunes. [1] [2] However, the work was not performed in her lifetime and received its first performance in 1947. Subsequent performances were in 1981, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and in 1982, at the American Musicological Society meeting and the Sonneck Society. The University of Missouri–Kansas City (often referred to as UMKC) is an institution of higher learning located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The American Musicological Society is a membership-based organization founded in 1934 to advance scholarly research in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and [3] The first fully professional production was on May 13, 1995, as part of the "Great Performers at Lincoln Center" series, led by Ransom Wilson and directed by Hans Nieuwenhuis. Ransom Wilson is an American flutist and conductor Studying at the Juilliard School in New York City he formed a close friendship with Jean-Pierre Rampal. [4]
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Roles
- Barker (spoken role)
- Tom (tenor)
- Mary (mezzo-soprano)
- Pierre Lafitte (baritone)
- Dominique You (tenor)
- Gaoler (bass)
- The Lady Valerie (soprano)
Recording
- Delos DE 3170: Stephen Mo Hanan, Anthony Dean Griffey, Charlotte Hellekant, Eugene Perry, Paul Groves, Thomas Paul, Lauren Flanigan; The New York Concert Singers; Instrumental ensemble; Ransom Wilson, conductor
References
- ^ Dickinson, Peter, "Reviews of Music" (February 1998). The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice Music & Letters, 79 (1): pp. 156-157.
- ^ Pollack, Howard, "Review of Amy Beach, Passionate Victorian: The Life and Work of an American Composer, 1867-1944" by Adrienne Fried Block (Summer 2001). Journal of the American Musicological Society, 54 (2): pp. 389-395.
- ^ Dickinson, Peter, "Reviews of Books by Jeanell Wise Brown and by Walter S. Jenkins on Amy Beach" (November 1996). Music & Letters, 77 (4): pp. 633-635.
- ^ Bernard Holland. "A Composer Who Made Her Timely Choice", New York Times, 15 May 1995. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
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