OVERVIEW
Title: The Waterfall (LIBLAB)
Composer: Norbert Palej
Librettist: Maja Ardal
Commissioned By: Tapestry Opera Composer-Librettist Laboratory
Language: English
Run Time: 8
Roles:
| Role | Voice Type | Range ? | Character Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woman | middle-high | A3-Ab5 | A woman fleeing pursuers with her husband and baby |
| Man/Waterfall | middle-low | Ab2-Eb4 | The woman's husband |
| Waterfall | high | C4-Eb5 | The voice of a waterfall |
| Waterfall | middle | E3-Eb4 | The voice of a waterfall |
SYNOPSIS
A rumble of hooves. A family is fleeing, but the baby is slowing them down. The mother is forced to choose between her husband and her child. She chooses the husband and tries to get the baby to sleep before letting it go over a waterfall. At the last minute, the baby awakes, and the mother’s grief mixes with the soothing, beckoning noise of the waterfall.
MUSIC DESCRIPTION
PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Premiere Production: Tapestry Briefs 2010, September 23-25, 2010at Tapestry Opera's Ernest Balmer Studio, Toronto ON
Cast:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Woman | Kimberly Barber |
| Man/Waterfall | Peter McGillivray |
| Waterfall | Carla Huhtanen |
| Waterfall | Keith Klassen |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Sue Miner |
| Lighting Designer | Kimberly Purtell |
| Music Director | James Bourne |
| Music Director | Dr. Christopher Foley |
| Stage Manager | Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner |
| LIBLAB Dramaturg | Michael Patrick Albano |
| Producer | Susan Worthington |
| LIBLAB Music Dramaturg | Wayne Strongman |
| Production Manager | Matthew Byrne |
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