Becoming Santa Claus is an opera in one act by American composer Mark Adamo. Adamo also wrote the English-language libretto.[1] Commissioned by the Dallas Opera, the work had its world premiere at the Winspear Opera House on December 4, 2015.[2] The opera has an approximate running time of 100 minutes.[3]
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type[4] | Premiere cast,[5] 4 December 2015 Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Sophine | mezzo-soprano | Jennifer Rivera |
| Prince Claus | tenor | Jonathan Blalock |
| Donkey/Messenger | bass | Matt Boehler |
| Yan, an elf | soprano | Hila Plitmann |
| Ib, an elf | mezzo-soprano | Lucy Schaufer |
| Yab, an elf | tenor | Keith Jameson |
| Ob, an elf | bass-baritone | Kevin Burdette |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Catherine Womack (December 8, 2015). "The Dallas Opera Delivers a Wild Christmas Gift With Becoming Santa Claus". D Magazine.
- ^ Scott Cantrell (December 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus: Dallas". Opera News.
- ^ Mark Lowry (December 3, 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus adds opera to holiday calendar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ "Becoming Santa Claus". Opera America. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "The Dallas Opera Presents World Premiere of Becoming Santa Claus Tonight". BroadwayWorld. December 4, 2015.
- ^ Gregory Sullivan Isaacs (December 7, 2015). "The Giving Season: The Dallas Opera ends its groundbreaking year of new works on the nice list with Mark Adamo's kaleidoscopic Becoming Santa Claus". Theaterjones.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015.
External links
edit- Work details, markadamo.com
- Work details, synopsis, Schirmer Music
