OVERVIEW
Title: Chicken or Beef?
Composer: Justine F. Chen
Librettist: David James Brock
Commissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist Laboratory
Language: English
Producer: Tapestry Opera
Roles:
| Role | Voice Type | Range ? | Character Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Edgar | middle | G3-B4 | A cunning bull, Edmund's brother |
| Bull Edmund | middle-low | D#3-G4 | A less meaty bull with mad-cow disease, Edgar's brother |
SYNOPSIS
MUSIC DESCRIPTION
SCORES FOR PURCHASE
Arias & Excerpts:
Each of two brother bulls attempts to convince the other to enter the barn. Neither wants to go, knowing their lives are at stake. The two flatter, dare, and challenge one another, until a race finally settles it: first one to the barn wins. Sort of.
| Character | Voice Type | Range ? |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Edgar | middle | G3-B4 |
| Bull Edmund | middle-low | D#3-G4 |
PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Premiere Production: Tapestry Briefs 2008, September 26-28 2008 at Ernest Balmer Studio, Toronto, ON
Producers: Tapestry Opera
Cast:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Bull Edgar | Keith Klassen |
| Bull Edmund | Justin Welsh |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Tom Diamond |
| Music Director | Wayne Strongman |
| Stage Manager | Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner |
| Repetiteur | Chris Foley |
| Repetiteur | Jennifer Tung |
| Lighting and Sound | Joel Weiss |
| Lighting and Sound | Eden Weiss |
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