Rip – COR

OVERVIEW

Title: Rip
Composer: Gareth Williams
Librettist: Anna Chatterton
Commissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist Laboratory
Language: English
Producer: Tapestry Opera
Roles:

Role	Voice Type	Range ?	Character Description
Carla	high	A3-C6	Recently divorced from Peter
Peter	middle-low	A2-A4	Recently divorced from Carla

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Orchestration: Piano

SYNOPSIS

The piece opens in the middle of a reverse custody battle, with each party demanding the other take their son, Simon. Carla believes her son will grow up dysfunctional without a father, and Peter claims he’ll do nothing but cry for her. Interspersed with their fighting is the occasional instruction to Simon, indicating he’s in the room, a witness to the relationship ripping apart.

MUSIC DESCRIPTION

The piano alternates between an accented sixteenth-note pulse and sparse, held chords as two exes, both with anxious, ever-rising vocal lines, each try to give custody of their son to one another. Eventually, the ex-wife cuts off the argument with a simple, sorrowful melody—a tune that develops into a sighing lament for her son and lost husband as the scene draws to a close.

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Arias & Excerpts:

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Peter is leaving Carla for another woman. Carla, sensing she will have a breakdown if he leaves, insists that he take their son to live with him.

Character	Voice Type	Range ?
Carla	high	A3-C6
Peter	middle-low	A2-A4

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PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Premiere Production: Tapestry Briefs 2009, September 25-27, 2009 at Tapestry Opera's Ernest Balmer Studio, Toronto, ON
Producers: Tapestry Opera
Cast:

Role	Name
Woman	Carla Huhtanen
Man	Peter McGillivray

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Premiere Production Team:

Role	Name
Director	Michael Albano
Music Director	Dr. Christopher Foley
Music Director	Jennifer Tung
Stage Manager	Nicole Poirier
Lighting and Sound	Joel Weiss

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