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North American Works Directory Listing
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A Letter to East 11th Street
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| Composer: |
Martin Hennessy
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| Librettist: |
Mark Campbell
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
Robert Guarino, Conductor;June 10-11, 2004: Stacey Boggs- Lighting Designer, Johnatan Kelly- Piano; May 6, 2006: George Manahan-Conductor, New York City Opera Orchestra
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| Original Cast: |
April 13, 2004 (Rose Studio): Michael Smallwood (tenor); June 2004 (AOP): Michael Slattery as Rick (tenor), Wendy Hill as Susan (non singing role); May 6, 2006 (NYU Skirball Centre): Christopher Jackson (tenor), Karen Frankenstein (soprano), Arianna Zukerman (soprano)
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| Premiere Date: |
June 16, 2004
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| Producing Company: |
American Opera Projects, Inc.
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| Description: |
Part I of A Letter to East 11th Street takes place in 1989. Rick Driscoll, a young man with AIDS who has returned to the suburban house he grew up in, videotapes a letter to his best friend and former roommate, Susan. While Rick tapes the letter, Susan watches it on her TV in the apartment they used to share on East 11th Street. In the video, he offers a tour of his childhood bedroom, muses about a new age treatment sent him by his friend Moira, reminisces about his former lover, Tom, and finally tries to explain why he suddenly left New York and needed to return home. Part II occurs 10 years after Rick has died. Susan, about to leave the apartment she shared with Rick, sings of her life without him and the events of the intervening years. A scratchy recording of an aria sung by a famous soprano, “Al castel natio ritorno…” connects both parts.
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| Orchestration: |
fl, cl - hrn, Bbtpt - timp, perc, hp, pf - str
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| Musical Style: |
contemporary classical
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| Contact: |
Maisie Light Publishing
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| Address: |
728 Amsterdam Avenue #2S
New York, NY 10025
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| Phone: |
212-666-9369
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