APERÇU
| Rôle | Type de voix | Gamme ? | Description du personnage |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. "Jack" Kennedy | moyen-grave | President of the United States | |
| Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy | moyen-aigu | The First Lady | |
| Reporter | moyen | ||
| Clara Harris | aigu | Clotho, the spinner, present as a hotel maid | |
| Henry Rathbone | moyen | Lachesis, the allotter, present as Secret Service agent | |
| Rosemary Kennedy | aigu | Jack’s sister | |
| Nikita Khrushchev | moyen | Prime Minister of the Soviet Union | |
| Jackie Onassis | moyen-aigu | a dream manifestation near the end of her life | |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson | grave | Vice President of the United States | |
| Billie Sol Estes | moyen | Texas Business Man, “Wheeler-Dealer” | |
| Ralph Yarborough | moyen-grave | United States Senator | |
| John Connally | moyen-grave | Governor of Texas | |
| Raymond J. Buck | moyen-grave | Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce | |
| Jim Wright | grave | Texas Congressman | |
| Atropos, the cutter | muet-parlé | ||
| Choeur | aigu | SATB |
SYNOPSIS
JFK explores the final twelve hours of the 35th president’s life and time spent in Fort Worth, Texas. But far from being a musical biography, JFK is a portrait of a precipice. The fleeting moments of hope before a cosmic page turned, optimism faltered, and America was forced into a new and uncertain era. The opera is a portrayal of the man as we project our hopes, dreams and fears upon him. It explores the sense of profound loss we still feel. It presents the innermost struggles of a fragile human, fated to an early demise, as time presses ever forward. And though the opera identifies with the emotions of President and Mrs. Kennedy, it is also our story. Drawing us ever closer to our destinies, and to that final moment, real or imagined.
Renseignements sur la première
| Rôle | Nom |
|---|---|
| John F. "Jack" Kennedy | Matthew Worth |
| Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy | Daniela Mack |
| Reporter | Brian Wallin |
| Clara Harris / Clotho | Talise Trevigne |
| Henry Rathbone / Lachesis | Sean Panikkar |
| Rosemary Kennedy | Cree Carrico |
| Nikita Khrushchev | Casey Finnigan |
| Jackie Onassis | Katharine Goeldner |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Daniel Okulitch |
| Billie Sol Estes | Jared Welch |
| Ralph Yarborough | Christopher Leach |
| John Connally | Brett Bode |
| Raymond J. Buck | Clay Thompson |
| Jim Wright | Johnny Salvesen |
| Rôle | Nom |
|---|---|
| Mise en scène | Thaddeus Strassberger |
| Direction musicale | Steven Osgood |
CRÉATION
Déclaration de l'équipe artistique
JFK delves into the hours President John F. Kennedy spent in Fort Worth, Texas immediately before his assassination in Dallas, exploring the inner life of the President and Mrs. Kennedy during their final moments together. While we conducted extensive background research into these figures and events, the opera is not a historic document and does not depict the assassination. As with our chamber opera, Dog Days, this work departs as far from reality as the truth requires.
Restless in the Presidential Suite at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, as two of the three fates guide the Kennedys toward the impending tragedy—a third fate awaits in Dallas—they drift into sleep. In vivid dream states—both natural and narcotic—the opera explores the subconscious of this complicated couple, examining their physical and emotional pain, their joy and love, and their metamorphosis into American myth.
Drawing on real details of the Kennedys' final night, the opera uses dreams to create an imaginary time and space, allowing the couple to revisit those who helped to shape their personal and political lives. Jack travels to the moon with his sister Rosemary, where he spars with political rivals, and relives his courtship of the demure Jacqueline. Jackie sings a duet with her future self, Jacqueline Onassis, who dresses her in her iconic pink Chanel suit, assuring her that she has a part to play in the day’s proceedings. Time is flexible in this drama; fate is not.
- David T. Little, composer, & Royce Vavrek, librettist
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