Nico Muhly
DARK SISTERS Chamber Version
Full Score Act 2
St Rose Music Publishing Co. / Chester Music Ltd.
Originally commissioned by Gotham Chamber Opera, Music-Theatre Group, and Opera Company of Philadelphia. The chamber version was commissioned by Texas Christian University and first performed on 8 April 2016 at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth TX, U.S.A. Arrangement by Nate Thatcher.
CHARACTERS ELIZA (30s) ............................................................................ Lyric Soprano ZINA (First Wife, 40s) .......................................................... Lyric Soprano RUTH (Second Wife, 40s) ................................................. Mezzo-Soprano PRESENDIA (Third Wife, 30s) ..................................................... Soprano ALMERA (Fourth Wife, 30s) ......................................................... Soprano LUCINDA (Eliza’s Daughter, 20s) ................................................ Soprano PROPHET/KING (40s-50s) .................................................................. Bass
SYNOPSIS DARK SISTERS follows one woman’s dangerous attempt to escape her life as a member of the FLDS Church (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints), a sect that split from mainstream Mormonism in the early 20th Century largely because of the LDS Church’s renunciation of polygamy. The male founders of the Mormon faith (Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, chief among them) loom large in American history; Dark Sisters puts the women front and center. The narrative draws inspiration from the flurry of media attention surrounding the two most infamous raids on FLDS compounds (the 1953 raid at Short Creek, AZ and the 2008 raid at the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, TX) as well as the stories of the over 80 wives of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Set against a red-earthed landscape filled with revelations, dark prophets and white temples stretching towards heaven, Dark Sisters charts one woman’s quest for self-discovery in a world where personal identity is forbidden. Duration: c. 90 minutes
PERFORMANCE NOTE When a ‘z’ appears on a stem in the vocal parts each singer should repeat the text freely on the given pitches, in any tempo, being careful not to co-ordinate precisely with other singers. One’s individual rate of text chanting can and should change throughout these sections. The text repeats until a new text is given.
INSTRUMENTATION Percussion: Geophone Bass Drum Tam-tam Shaker Ratchet Wood Block Glockenspiel Tuned Gongs (B2–F3) Vibraphone (with bow) Marimba 2 Pianos
CONTENTS Act 1 Chapter 1 ....................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 ....................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 3 ..................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 4 ..................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 5 ..................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 6 ..................................................................................................... 74 Chapter 7 ..................................................................................................... 87 Chapter 8 ..................................................................................................... 90 Chapter 9 ................................................................................................... 118 Chapter 10 ................................................................................................. 122 Chapter 11 ................................................................................................. 126 Chapter 12 ................................................................................................. 131
Act 2 Chapter 1 ................................................................................................... 159 Chapter 2 ................................................................................................... 165 Chapter 3 ................................................................................................... 194 Chapter 4 ................................................................................................... 201 Chapter 5 ................................................................................................... 211 Chapter 6 ................................................................................................... 215 Chapter 7 ................................................................................................... 224
ACT II Chapter 1
Vibraphone
2 4
159
q = 112 mf
2 4 Piano 1
mf
f
mfz
f
f
mfz
2 4
2 4 Piano 2
2 4
6
Vib.
mf
Pno. 1
f
11
Vib. f
Pno. 1
mf
mf
160
Dark Sisters—Act II 15
Vib.
Pno. 1
19
Vib.
Pno. 1
23
Vib.
Pno. 1
27
Vib.
Pno. 1
31
Vib.
Pno. 1
Dark Sisters—Act II
161
35
Vib. f
Pno. 1
A 39
He speaks to the camera. We're the lens. sempre mf, excited
3
3
King To night! Moth ers fight ing for their chil dren
share a mes sage with the world
Their
side of the po lyg a my sto ry.
7
sub. mp
Pno. 2
41
B 3
King Al
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
7
so!
An
ex
clu
sive look
in
to the raid ed
home of
an
an guished mo ther.
162
Dark Sisters—Act II
42
King Her daugh ter’s
bed room:
Emp
ty!
f
Pno. 1
43
King And then, you’ve seen them:
the scared,
an guished
wo
men with
the
big
hair,
the
continue pattern until cued at 45 to stop, not coordinated with other parts
Pno. 1
45
C
3
King mon o chrome dress es,
mf
Pno. 1
47
the con form ing soft spo ken
u ni form ly meek
di a lects…
repeat pattern until cued to change
D 3
King You’ve heard the ru mors!
Lost boys,
cast out
as teens; Un der age mar ria ges,
p - secco
Pno. 2
fade out
Hid
repeat pattern until cued to change
den beds
in
Dark Sisters—Act II
49
3
q = 104
f
3 4
3
King tow er ing tem ples;
Get
Read y!
B. D.
3 4
Pno. 1
3 4
163
To night,
we’ll take
pp cresc. poco a poco
mp cresc. poco a poco
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4 mp cresc. poco a poco
53
5
3
King where few
out
si ders have been:
The re
B. D.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sempre f
sim.
56 3
King mote
ci ty
where the proph et’s
B. D.
Pno. 1 f
Pno. 2
mf
fol lo wers live
you
164
Dark Sisters—Act II
E 60
f
King all
right
now!
B. D.
Pno. 1 (cresc.)
Pno. 2
63
King don’t go
a way!
We are
live,
to
night!
B. D.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
66
B. D. f
2 4 2 4
Pno. 1 ff
2 4 Pno. 2
ff
2 4 f
G.P.
Dark Sisters—Act II
165
Chapter 2 Lights up on the women.
70
Freely q = 104
His pronunciation is corrected via his earpiece.
p, meekly
Zina four.
four. 3
3
King So, Zee na...Zi na, we’ll start with you.
mfz
mfz
Pno. 1
How ma ny chil dren do you have?
p
F
74
and how old are they?
pp
mp molto espress.
Pres. I have nine that they have ta ken,
a ges five
to se ven teen.
King And how ma ny do you have, Pre sen dia?
pp
p
Pno. 1
77
f
p
Alm. I have five
mp
3
King And Al me ra,
that they have ta ken,
a ges
six
4 4
to thir teen
4 4
how ma ny do you have?
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
166
Dark Sisters—Act II
80
Zina
G 4 4
q = 104
f
Presendia nudges Zina, who is frozen.
Yes!
Alm.
f
4 4
I was sur prised!
Pres.
p lontano
4 4
mm
Ruth
3
4 4 Yes!
King
4 4
mp
Zi
Vib.
na,
4 4 sempre p
4 4 Pno. 1
sempre p
4 4
4 4 Pno. 2
sempre p
4 4
Were you sur prised a bout the raid?
Yes?
Dark Sisters—Act II
167
H 83
leading the other women
Zina is nervous, and Presendia answers for her.
Zina me too,
We just
care a bout the chil dren!
We just
care a bout the chil dren!
3
Alm. The chil
dren!
f
mf
Pres. We just
care a bout the chil dren!
They just came in
f Ruth Yes!
Yes?
We just
care a bout the chil dren!
mf King Did they just...
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
come burst ing
in?
168
Dark Sisters—Act II
86
Zina “Moth er,”
don’t let them take
me!”
mf Alm. “Moth er,”
f
3
don’t let them
mp
3
Pres. and my girl, she came
to me
and says,
“They’re go ing to take me!”
“Moth er,”
mf
3
Ruth The
King
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
chil
dren
Dark Sisters—Act II
89
mf
169
3 4
3
Zina “They’re go ing to take me!”
“Moth er,”
don’t let them take me!”
f
3 4
Alm. take
me!”
“Moth er,”
don’t let them take
me!”
mf
3 4
Pres. don’t
me
let them take
don’t let them
3
mp espress.
chil dren
The chil
Ruth The
Don’t let them take me!
f
me
take
3 4 dren!
King
3 4
Vib.
3 4 pp
3 4 Pno. 1
pp
3 4
3 4 Pno. 2
pp
3 4
170
Dark Sisters—Act II
93
I Freely mp
3
Wow.
And
3 4
King
94
Eliza
you
nev
3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4
I don’t be lieve so.
do
ing
was
wrong?
K
No, sir,
I don’t be lieve so.
mp
sir.
mp
No,
sir.
mp
sir.
mp
No,
King
you were
Wrong?
mp
No,
Ruth
thing
mf
No,
Pres.
ny
p
No, sir,
Alm.
a
J Slightly slower q = 96
Wrong?
Zina
er thought
No,
sir.
mp
sir.
No,
sir.
3 4
3
3
What a bout life on the com pound?
3 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3 4 3 4 p
Dark Sisters—Act II
171
99
2 4
Zina Com pound?
mp
Com pound?
Com
pound?
It’snot a compound!
2 4
Alm. mf
Com pound?
mp
Com pound?
Com pound?
Com pound?
2 4
Pres. Com pound? mp
Com pound?
Com pound?
Com pound?
Com
pound?
2 4
Ruth Com
pound?
Com
pound?
Com pound?
Com pound?
2 4
W.B. p
2 4 mp
Pno. 2
2 4
103
Eliza
L 2 4
p
It’s
Zina
2 4
It’s
Alm.
Pres.
Ruth
mf
mp
2 4 2 4 2 4
our mp
ranch
and
it’s
our
It’s
our mp
ranch
and
it’s
our
It’s mp
our
ranch
and
it’s
It’s
W.B.
ranch
It’s
home
our
home
and
it’s
our
2 4 2 4
Pno. 1
our
home
our
2 4
pp
mp
2 4 Pno. 2
2 4
mp
mf
our mf
ranch
and
It’s
our mf
ranch
It’s
our
172
Dark Sisters—Act II
111
mp
Eliza home.
f Zina it’s
our
home
It’s
our
ranch
and
it’s
our
home
mp
f
Alm. and
it’s
our
home
It’s
our
ranch
and
p
it’s
our
home
mf
Pres. ranch
and
it’s
our
home
It’s
our
ranch
and
it’s
our
home
Ruth home
it’s
mf
mp
our
ranch
and
it’s
our
W.B.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
f
mp
f
Dark Sisters—Act II
120
173
p
Eliza our
home.
mp
f
mf
home
It’s our ranch
p
Zina It’s
our
ranch
and
it’s
mf
our
f
mp
home
our
and
it’s our
home.
p
Alm. It’s our ranch
and
it’s
our
mp
home
our
mf
p
home
our
home
Pres. It’s
our
ranch
and
it’s our
home
Ruth home
it’s
a
ranch
and
it’s
our
home
W.B.
Pno. 1
mp
Pno. 2
mp
mf mp
f
mp
mf
pp
174
Dark Sisters—Act II
M Freely 131
N uneven note values, do not coordinate with other singers mp
fade
Zina Why,
I
feel like the most free wom an in the wholeworld! uneven note values, do not coordinate with other singers mp
fade Alm.
Why,
I
feel like the most
fade Pres. 3
King And you feel free there,
at the...
ranch?
Vib. p
p
Pno. 1
uneven, delicate tremolo, insect-like pp
Pno. 2
134
4 4
Alm. free wom
an
in
the whole
Why,
feel
like
the most
world!
4 4
Pres. I
free wom
p
an
in
the whole
world! 3
mf
3
Ruth I...?
I...?
I, too,
4 4
feel like a wom an in the
4 4
Vib. pp
4 4 Pno. 1
pp
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
4 4
Dark Sisters—Act II
137
O 4 4
Eliza
q = 102
175
P 2 4
G.P.
4 4
p
mm
Zina
4 4
2 4
4 4
Ruth
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
pp
mm
world!
4 4
Pno. 1
p
fp
Pno. 2
4 4
2 4
4 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
142
Eliza mf Zina We mf
can leave
an
y time
we want to
We mf
can leave
an
y time
we want to
We
can leave
an
y time
we want to
Alm.
Pres. mp
3
King Man y don’t feel you have the free dom
to make your own choic es...
Vib.
Pno. 1 mf
Pno. 2
p
176
Dark Sisters—Act II
145 3
Zina leave!
I am the most free
wom an
in the world! 3
Alm. leave!
I
feel like the most free wom an
in
the world!
3
Pres. leave!
I
feel like the most
mf
Pno. 1
free
wom an
in the world
p
Pno. 2
149
5
3
Alm. The com pound! Where the chil dren are! 5
Pres. mf
The
3
Ruth My free dom
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
left
me
p
when
I
en
tered!
com pound!
Dark Sisters—Act II
177
153
mf
Zina That’s where our choic es end ed 5
We
just care a bout the
That’s where our choic es end ed mf
We
just care a bout the
That’s where our choic es end ed
We
just care a bout the
mf
3
Alm. The
com
pound!
Where the chil dren are!
3
Pres. Where the chil dren are!
mp
f
Ruth Where they took our
chil
ppp
mf
Pno. 1
dren...
Pno. 2
157
Zina chil
dren!
chil
dren!
chil
dren!
Alm.
Pres. to Almera
King Al me
ra,
do not synchronize with pianos Vib. mp sempreP do not synchronize with other parts
Pno. 1
pp
p
5
sempreP do not synchronize with other parts
Pno. 2
mp
5
senza P
how old
were you when you were mar ried?
178
Dark Sisters—Act II
159
mf
3
3
Pres. Sir,
may I just say,
Al me
ra
has
a hand i capped
Vib.
5
5
Pno. 1
5
5
Pno. 2
161
Pres. child,
and he needs spe cial care...
King O
Vib. mp
Pno. 1
mp
Pno. 2
mp
kay,
but I’m ask
ing: how old
were
you when you were mar
ried?
Dark Sisters—Act II
162
f, hysterical
179
3
Zina Her child was ripped from her hands, e ven though he has spe cial needs. 3
3
King O kay,
but,
can you ans wer my ques tion?
Vib. mf
Pno. 1
mf
5
Pno. 2
f
5
164
mp molto espress.
3
Alm. What’s im por
tant, Sir,
is that
I
have
a
son
who needs
Vib. 5
5
Pno. 1
5
5
Pno. 2
5
5
spe
cial
care
180
Dark Sisters—Act II
166
Q
p
3
Alm. hour
ly...
and
e ven though I plead ed with them:
“let
me
take
my
son,”
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
169
mf
3
Alm. they took him an y way.
can they care for him bet ter than me? 3
3
King And where is your hus band? Can you not say? Is this be cause
Pno. 2
172 3
3
King if you are all
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
più f
mar
ried
to the same man?
un der U. S.
law,
that’s
il
le
gal,
is that right?
Dark Sisters—Act II
181
174 3
Pres. We
are
here
to
fo cus on the safe
re turn of our chil dren.
p Ruth He is on a busi ness trip.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
176
4 4
Pres. Sir,
mp
3
King
he
is
a
God
ly
man
who does n’t want to
4 4
Where does he work?
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
sfp
4 4
182
Dark Sisters—Act II 178
Pres.
R 4 4
3 4
3
be
in
the spot light.
4 4
Ruth
Zina closes her eyes, calming herself. None of the women acknowledge that Ruth has spoken.
Colla voce
f
3 4
Las
4 4
Ve
gas. 3
3 4 pp
Pno. 1
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4 pp
Pno. 2
p
p
4 4
3 4
181
4 4 mp
Pno. 1
4 4 3
f
Pno. 2
mp
p
4 4 mp
p
p
4 4
185
Freely
mp
espress.
3
King So,
o kay,
mov ing on,
S 4 4
I think your an guish is
gen
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
mp
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
mp
u ine.
Dark Sisters—Act II
183
189 3
3
King but your life
style
4 4
is some thing hard for peo ple to un der stand
4 4 p
Pno. 1
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
4 4
191
King
T 4 4
3 4 do you un der stand that?
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
mf
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
mp
why peo
ple
4 4
think that?
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
184
Dark Sisters—Act II
194
Zina
U 4 4
3
That’s be cause it’s not their
life style.
You don’t un der stand my think ing,
I don’t un der stand yours
4 4 sempre mp
Pno. 1
4 4 mp
mf
mp
mp
mf
mp
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
199 3
3
3
3
Zina And yet,
Pno. 1
this is A mer i
ca.
And it’s
all
choice
A
mf
p
Pno. 2
our
p
p
mer
i
ca
2 4
is the
3
4 4
land of the
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
mp
mp
Dark Sisters—Act II
185
204
4 4
Zina
free
p almost whispered
4 4
Pres.
Why, some states al low men to mar ry
oth er men!
And yet
4 4
Vib.
p
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4 p
mf
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
207
mf
p
f
mp
Ruth is overwhelmed and starts to cry.
3 4
3
Pres. man y ob ject to our way of life?
I don’t un der stand it.
3 4
3
King Do you sup port gay mar riage, then?
Are you o kay?
3 4
Vib. f
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4 f
186
Dark Sisters—Act II
V 210
3 4
Zina
q = 104
p 3
She’s dis traught, sir,
3 4
King
is
p
Should one
of you...
3 4
Gongs
p dolciss.
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
p
mp
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
ppp
216
mf agitated
4 4
Zina all
She's dis
p
4 4
Alm. Yes,
p
King
all
are
4 4
Pres. We all
we
are
4 4
mp
Is she o kay, then?
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
4 4
Should one of you...
Dark Sisters—Act II
221
187
Freely
mf
Zina traught, sir,
is
all.
We all
are,
we all
are.
are,
we all
are.
mf Alm. We all
mf
f
5
Pres. p
We all
are,
we all
5
are.
None of us are o
5
Ruth Char ley...
Saul...
Char ley...
Saul...
King She's o
kay, then?
225
Pres. kay.
Our chil
dren
(225)
were ta ken from us.
Do you
know
what that
feels
mp, but passionate
Pres. like?
Can you i ma gine?
A
ny
moth er
with
half
a
heart
knows how
we
Freely
226 mf
Pres. feel.
mp
King I
see that,
and
yet,
Peo
Gongs pp Vib.
Pno. 1
pp
Pno. 2
p
f
p
ple
be lieve
you have been coached,
your words
cho sen
188
Dark Sisters—Act II
230
4 4
King care
ful
ly,
is
there an
y thing else you
wish
to
say
speak
now
from your
4 4
Vib.
232
The women are back on message.
4 4
Zina
4 4
Alm.
W Suddenly q = 144, one beat per bar
Pres.
4 4
King
4 4
Presendia is in her own head.
f
3 4
We f
just
We f
just
We
just
care
a
bout
the
3 4 care
a
bout
the
3 4 care...
mf
“Just
stay
sea
ted,”
Zi
na
said.
3 4
heart...
4 4
Gongs
3 4 mp
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
Pno. 2
3 4 p
5
5
5
5
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
238
mp
mp
mp dolciss.
f
Pres. “You
can't heal
her,” Fath er
said.
But
she’s
my
sis
colla voce Mar. mp
Pno. 2
f
ter
Dark Sisters—Act II 249
189 mf
sub. p
Pres. My
blood
sis
ter.
Mar. sub. p
mf
pp
Pno. 2
254
Pres. But,
“stay
on
mes sage,”
Fath er said.
f
Pno. 2
261
“God
will
heal
Ruth.”
p
p
Freely q = 92
X 4 4
Pres. She
was
so
arco
heal
thy
when
we
were
young,
4 4
Vib. p
4 4 mp
mf
Pno. 2
4 4 264
Pres. we
have
bo dies that break,
heal,
When we were
girls,
she looked af
ter
me.
Pno. 2
267
Pres. she was so
Pno. 2
mf
health y
When we were chil dren.
I
just care
a
bout the
190
Dark Sisters—Act II
Y 270
q = 120
pp poss.
Zina What pp poss.
am
I?
Alm. Chil pp poss.
dren
Chil
dren
Chil
dren
Chil
dren
Pres. chil
dren.
B. D. sempre p
pp poss.
Pno. 1
tons of pedal low cluster; heartbeats
pp poss.
Pno. 2
cluster, approx. written range
sempre mf
275
Zina What
am
I?
Alm. Chil
dren
Chil
dren
Chil
Chil
dren
Chil
dren
Chil
Pres.
B. D.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
Dark Sisters—Act II
191
280
3 4
Zina What
am
I?
3 4
Alm. dren
Chil
dren
Chil
dren
3 4
Pres. dren
Chil
dren
Chil
dren
B. D. mf
3 4 3 4
ff
Pno. 1
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
3 4
285
Z
Zina
3 4
Alm.
3 4
q = 92
p
mf
What
am
I
that
God
has
been
so
good
to
me?
brought me
to
3 4 Pno. 2
pp
3 4
p
292
this
Pno. 2
3
4 4
Alm. fa
mp
vored land
where I am joined
to
p
mp
3
a
proph et
sim.
3 4 of God?
4 4 So
I say, “What
am
4 4
3 4
4 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
192
Dark Sisters—Act II
298
Alm.
I?�
and yet
4 4
this world
has no
joy
6
ppp 6
6
6
6
6
6
2 4 p
mp
p
mp
sim.
4 4
2 4
A1 2 4
3 4 my
Gongs
2 4
pp
moth
3 4 3 4
pp but accented
Pno. 1
2 4
3 4 sostenuto senza P
2 4 Pno. 2
3 4 pp
2 4
er
and
very slow, uneven roll
pp
2 4
6
2 4
302
Alm.
for me left.
2 4
4 4 Pno. 2
2 4
sim.
4 4 Pno. 1
3
3
4 4
3 4 p
p
grand
Dark Sisters—Act II
309
mp
193
3
Alm. moth er
are
com ing ev ery night for me
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
315
mf 3
Alm. I
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
am wait ing
to
join
them
in
Heav
en.
194
Dark Sisters—Act II
Chapter 3 accel.
321
Mar. mfz
mf
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
q = 120
324
7 4
Mar.
7 4 Pno. 1
7 4 7 4
Pno. 2
7 4
B1 327
Eliza
7 4
Suddenly q = 86, flexible mp cresc.
You
Vib.
5
al ways meant for me to save my self.
7 4 pp
cresc. poco a poco
7 4 Pno. 1
pp cresc. poco a poco
7 4
5
You al ways meant for me to save my self.
Dark Sisters—Act II 329
195 (mf)
5
5
Eliza You
al ways meant for me
to save my self.
You al ways meant for me to save my self.
Vib. (cresc.)
(cresc.)
Pno. 1
(cresc.)
331
5
f
5
Eliza You
al ways meant for me to save my self.
You
al ways meant for me to save my self.
Vib. (cresc.)
Pno. 1
(cresc.)
5
5
mp
Pno. 2
333
3
3
3
Eliza You
al
ways
meant
for
me
to save my
self
4 4
and my
Lu
4 4
Vib. ff
sub. p
4 4 ff
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
f
3
sub. p
4 4 4 4
ff
4 4
cin
da.
196
Dark Sisters—Act II
335
An awkward pause.
King, back on message. 5
King Well,
that's
all
the
time
we
have
to
night.
I
want
to
ff
337
Eliza No!
I was mar
ried when I was six teen.
And my daugh ter,
whom they have
King thank
you...
non-l.v.
n
Pno. 1
ff
338
3 4
Eliza tak
339
Eliza
Zina
Alm.
Pres.
en
has been prom ised to
a
man she hard ly
knows
He
is
fif
ty
six.
C1 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4
She
is
fif
2 4
teen! mf
f
mf
she’s lying mf
f
mf
she’s lying mf
f
mf
2 4 2 4 2 4
she does not speak for us
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
2 4 ppp
2 4
Dark Sisters—Act II
343
D1 2 4
Eliza
q = 96
3
3
My
beau
ti
197
ful
girl,
if
you’re
watch
ing,
please
2 4 mp
Pno. 1
14
14
14
2 4
sim.
346
3
3 4
Eliza
2 4
know
when
was your
5
3 4 Pno. 1
I
I
2 4 sf
14
age,
pp
3 4
14
2 4
349
3 4
Eliza did
n’t
know
what
mar
riage
meant.
3 4 14
Pno. 1
14
14
3 4
352
Eliza
E1 3 4
2 4 I
did n’t
know that
I
might
ne ver
see
the
3 4
2 4 14
Pno. 1
3 4
world,
5
14
5
2 4
14
198
Dark Sisters—Act II
355
3
3
Eliza that
these
fields
and
14
Pno. 1
359
back
roads
14
would
14
be
14
F1
Eliza all
I’d
know
14
Pno. 1
14
14
362
3
3
Eliza I
thought
Pno. 1
if
I
left
14
town
it
14
would bring
dis
14
365
2 4
Eliza grace
to
my
fam
ily,
to
my
self
I
Dark Sisters—Act II
199
366
2 4
Eliza
still
2 4
Zina
won
der
and
yet...
mp - f
she’s lying
2 4
Alm.
she doesn’t speak for us
mp - f
she’s lying
she doesn’t speak for us
2 4
Pres.
mp - f
she doesn’t speak for us 5
2 4 Pno. 1
14
2 4
5
p
14
2 4 Pno. 2
2 4
370
p
mf
p
mf
G1
Eliza and
6
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
last
p
night
I
6
6
mf
had
p
a
re
6
6
mf
ve
6
p
mf
200
Dark Sisters—Act II
373
3 8
Eliza la
tion!
Pno. 1
a
6
Pno. 2
p
2 4 mes sage from
6
mf
God,
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
en
trus
6
6
p
ted
to
6
6
mf
p
mf
377
Eliza me
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
p
by
6
the
An
7
gel
Mo
6
p
ro
6
mf
ni.
6
p
6
mf
Dark Sisters—Act II
201
Chapter 4 380
q = 104, very intense mf
3
Eliza The an gel’s
mes sage
was
clear:
Gen
f
Zina f
[How dare you!?]
Alm. [Eliza!] f
Pres. [Put it on a shelf] arco
Vib. sf 5
3
mf
Pno. 1
6
6
f
p
jagged, irregular tremolo
p
Pno. 2
f
p
386 3
Eliza moth ers,
the
Lord has
giv
en
us
life
right
now.
5
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp
f
p
5
f
tle
202
Dark Sisters—Act II
H1
I1
391 f 3
3
Eliza This
life
is
your
chance
to
shine like
a
jew
el!
Throw
3
5
sf
Pno. 1
f
Pno. 2
398
p
p
3
3
Eliza down
days
full
of
lone
li
ness
and
i
so
la
tion!
5
p
Pno. 1
f
Pno. 2
p
f
404
p
mp
Eliza say
good
bye
to
men
who
5
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
f
f, marcato 6
f
6
6
p
6
en
Dark Sisters—Act II
203
409 3
Eliza cou
Pno. 1
rage
si
lent
suf
fering
6
on ly
6
a
false
proph
6
6
J1
414
would
6
f
Pno. 2
et
p
mf
Eliza ask
such things
of
you.
don’t
5
Pno. 1
6
be
a
fraid
of
6
ff
f
419
lies
5
be yond the
5
f
Pno. 2
what
p
K1
3
f
Eliza sharp
cliffs
the
red
earth:
blaze
a
5
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
f
6
5
f
p
f
trail
be yond the
204
Dark Sisters—Act II 425
Eliza can
yons,
past
the
for
ests
and
gorg
es...
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
f
p
431 3
3 4
3
Eliza This
is
my
hope
for
you,
sis
ters
of
Zi
on!
3 4 pp
Pno. 1
f
pp
3 4 3 4
f
Pno. 2
3 4
436
Eliza
L1 3 4
3
Hope
and pray,
I
pro
mise you,
kind hearts
beat
for all
of us in the
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
mf
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
sf sempre l.v.
sf
sf
sf
sf
sf
Dark Sisters—Act II
205
441
Eliza out side world!
You can not stop
my
mp - f Zina she is doing the devil’s work
she is lying
mp - f Alm. she is lying
she is doing the devil’s work
she sees no angel!
mp - f Pres. she is lying
she is doing the devil’s work
f
3
King This is a maz ing
Mar.
Pno. 1
sf
Pno. 2
te le vis ion!
206
Dark Sisters—Act II
f
446
2 4
Eliza re
ve
la
tion!
Hope
Zina
2 4
Alm.
2 4
Pres.
2 4
King
2 4 Don't
3
3
go to a com mer
and
cial!
On ly in A
2 4
Mar.
mer
pray
i ca!
uneven, anxious tremolo
ff
2 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
uneven, anxious tremolo
ff
2 4
f
sf
5
5
2 4 sf
f
5
2 4 5
5
Dark Sisters—Act II
207
M1 452
mp, privately
3
Eliza Have
faith
in
me,
ff
Lu
cin
da
Zina her daughter is as faithful & righteous as us
Alm.
Pres.
Mar.
Pno. 1
ff
Pno. 2
N1 456
mf
Eliza cour mp
age,
cour age
cour
age,
cour
age
Zina she won’t be fooled by this cheap performance
Alm. she won’t be fooled by this cheap performance
Pres.
6
6
Mar.
Pno. 2
sf
6
sf
6
sf
6
sf
6
208
Dark Sisters—Act II
460
3 4
Eliza cour age,
cour age
cour age,
cour age
Zina
3 4
Alm.
3 4
Pres.
3 4 she won’t be fooled by this cheap performance 6
3 4
Mar. sf
3 4 mp
Pno. 1
5
3 4
6
Pno. 2
sf
466
B. D.
3 4
pp
cresc. poco a poco
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
3 4
mp
cresc. poco a poco
mp
cresc. poco a poco
6
sf
6
3 4
6
3 4
Dark Sisters—Act II
209
469
B. D. (cresc.)
Pno. 1
(cresc.)
Pno. 2
(cresc.)
sempre f
f
sim.
472
B. D.
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
475
B. D.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
210
Dark Sisters—Act II
478
B. D. (cresc.)
Pno. 1
(cresc.)
(cresc.)
Pno. 2
481
4 4
B. D. f
4 4 ff
Pno. 1
4 4 4 4
ff
Pno. 2
484
Gongs
O1 4 4 mfz
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
p
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
p
l.v. sempre espress. mp
4 4
Dark Sisters—Act II
211
Chapter 5 487
Géop. pp
mp
Vib.
jagged, irregular tremolo
n
Pno. 1
mp
p
Pno. 2
mf
mfz
mp
mfz
p
mfz
493
Géop.
Vib. pp
mp
p
mp
Pno. 1
mf
mp mfz 3
p Pno. 2
p
mf
mfz
212
Dark Sisters—Act II
499
Géop. pp
Vib.
p
Pno. 1
mfz
mf
Pno. 2
p
mfz
p
504
Géop.
pp
l.v.
Vib.
p
Pno. 1
mf
pp
mfz
f Pno. 2
p mfz
f
Dark Sisters—Act II
213
509
Géop.
l.v.
Vib.
Pno. 1
mfz
Pno. 2
p
mp
pp
mf
515
Géop. n
mp
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mfz
p
mp
214
Dark Sisters—Act II
rit. poco a poco
520
Géop.
Vib.
Pno. 1
p
mfz
p
Pno. 2
fp
mfz
mf
525
Géop. pp non cresc.
Vib.
Pno. 1
mp
sf
3
Pno. 2
sf
p
3
pp
3
Dark Sisters—Act II
215
Chapter 6 P1 533
q = 76
mp freely 3
mf
3
3
Ruth Look what I
did.
Look what I
did.
On ly lone ly me,
up on a rock.
arco Vib. sempre mp
Pno. 1
sempre P
3
mp
Pno. 2
541
mp
Q1 3
3
Ruth one
lone
ly rock
stuck in the ground
one lone
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
5
ly
ground bound to the
216
Dark Sisters—Act II
R1
548
3
3
3
Ruth earth
one lone ly earth
roped on a
path
The kids will come home,
soon on their
(arco) Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
554
3
3 4
Ruth way
Back to the ranch,
but not all will stay
3 4
Vib.
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4 ppp
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
Dark Sisters—Act II
S1 Subito q = 108
217
ord., yarn mallets
560
3 4
Vib.
ppp
3 4 Pno. 1
f
3 4
mfz
delicate, tranquil tremolo
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
pp
563
3
King To night:
chil dren u
ni
ted with
their
par
ents!
Vib. mp
mf
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
566
3
3
3
King A bomb shell de
ci
sion!
The State Su preme Court
to day
ruled
that
all
Vib. f
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
f
mf
218
Dark Sisters—Act II 569 3
3
3
King chil
dren
re
moved from Po
lyg
a
mist homes
must be re turned to their fam
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
T1
572
3
3
King We’ll have ex
clu
sive
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
U1
575
King Don’t go
a way!
Vib. dim. poco a poco
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
foot age
of
the chil dren’s
re turn!
’lies.
Dark Sisters—Act II
219
578
4 4
Vib.
4 4 Pno. 1
fade out
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
4 4 582
Ruth
V1 4 4
Suddenly slower q = 76
3
3
the ones
who don’t
lis
ten
soon
cast
out
to
3
roam
scared to
4 4
Géop.
Pno. 1
4 4
ppp non cresc.
gentle tremolo
4 4 p
be
pp
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
p
6
W1
586 3
3
3
5
poco accel.
Ruth free
from
the
one
life
they’ve
known
Géop. Gongs p l.v.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3
3
220
Dark Sisters—Act II
X1 589
q = 86 5
3
Ruth Oh
I’m
so
far from
mute in between notes Glock. sempre p
pp
Pno. 1
ppp
calm, slow, irregular repetition of boxed notes in random order
Pno. 2
pp sempre P clear when necessary
594 3
3
Ruth home...
I’m
so far from home...
On ly lone
Glock.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
p
pp
ly me,
up on a
rock.
on a
Dark Sisters—Act II
221
Y1
601
3
Ruth rock.
one lone
ly rock
stuck in the
ground
one
lone
ly ground
arco Vib. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
608
Z1
3
3
Ruth bound to the earth
one
lone
ly earth
roped on
a
path
I’ll
Vib.
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
pp
fly
to
222
Dark Sisters—Act II
614
5
3
5
Ruth Ko
lob
First star to the right
I’ll be home by
morn ing.
I’ll be home by
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
A2
620
p
3
3
3
3
Ruth morn ing.
Will you bu ry my
Géop.
suf fer ing
in a black
hole?
pp
pp
Pno. 1
mp
p
3
3
pp
Pno. 2
626
3
3
Ruth I’ll
be
your
ba
by
brand new ord.
and
whole
Vib. p l.v. Pno. 1 pp
Pno. 2
mp
mp
5
Dark Sisters—Act II
223
B2 p dolciss.
630
f
5
3
mf
6
Ruth Take me home
take me
to
my
ba
bies
I’m read
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
635
poco rit.
p
5
Ruth home
I’m
read y
to come
home
Vib.
Pno. 1
pp
Pno. 2
C2 640
q = 100
Ruth home
home
Pno. 1 n dolce
Pno. 2
pp
mf
y
to come
224
Dark Sisters—Act II
Chapter 7 648
mf
Luc. A
bide with
me!
fast
falls the
e
ven
tide
The dark ness
deep
ens,
Lord
bide with
me!
fast
falls the
e
ven
tide
The dark ness
deep
ens,
Lord
bide with
me!
fast
falls the
e
ven
tide;
The
dark ness
deep
ens.
bide with
me!
fast
falls the
e
ven
tide;
The
dark ness
deep
ens.
bide with
me!
fast
falls the
e
ven
tide;
The
dark ness
deep
ens.
mf Zina A
mf Alm. A
mf Pres. A
mf Prph. A
3
p
Pno. 1
“Abide With Me”
Pno. 2
mf
3
3
Dark Sisters—Act II
225
D2
654
Luc. with
me
a
bide!
I
need
thy
pres
ence
ev
’ry
with
me
a
bide!
I
need
thy
pres
ence
ev
’ry
I
need
thy
pres
ence
ev
’ry
Zina
Alm. Lord, with
me
a
bide!
Lord, with
me
a
bide!
When
oth
er
help
ers
fail and com forts
flee,
Lord, with
me
a
bide!
When
oth
er
help
ers
fail and com forts
flee,
Pres.
Prph.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3
3
3
3
226
Dark Sisters—Act II
660
Luc. pass
ing
hour
pass
ing
hour
pass
ing
hour
Zina
Alm.
Pres. Help
of
the
help less, oh,
a
bide
with
me!
fade Prph. Help
of
the
help less, oh,
3
Pno. 1
a
bide
with
3
3
3
mp
p
3
Pno. 2
E2 665
3
mf
Prph. Dear ly
and be
lov
ed
Pno. 1
3
wives
do not des pair.
Do not des
pair.
Dark Sisters—Act II
227
671 3
Prph. We are the most
fa vored peo ple
that ev er
have been
from the foun da
tion
of the world.
mp
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
5
mp 5
675 3
Prph. And
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
Ruth
was
one
of us.
And like
all
of
us,
228
Dark Sisters—Act II
Freely
679 3
3
3
Prph. she
had earth
ly trou bles
And yet,
she al ways strove to
re main
a god
ly
wo man.
quietly sustain by restriking single notes intermittently
p
Pno. 1
mp
Pno. 2
681 3
Prph. Her com mit ment
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
f
to the co ve nant
of
plu ral mar riage
was un wa
p
p
ver ing.
She be lieved in
Dark Sisters—Act II
683
229
5
Prph. hon
es
ty,
mo
ral
i
ty,
Pu
ri
ty.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
686
Pres. Oh, Ruth, 3
Prph. We
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
must all
re joice then,
know ing that she will reap
e ter nal re
wards!
ppp
ppp
Oh, Ruth.
230
Dark Sisters—Act II
689
Prph. Keep ing sweet
Pno. 1
no
mat ter what
p
pp
p
pp
is
a mat ter of life or death.
Pno. 2
692 3
3
Prph. As we ap proach the day of the great
B. D.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
ppp
judge ments
let us
get it
and keep it.
You don’t turn it
off
Dark Sisters—Act II
231
694 3
3
4 4
3
Prph. and
on.
It must be a part of our char
ac
ter,
in stilled in our chil
dren.
4 4
slowly fade B. D.
4 4 p
mf
Pno. 1
4 4 4 4 mf
Pno. 2
p l.v.
4 4
696
mp
4 4
Luc.
She
Lost her way hik
ing,
Fath er said.
mp
4 4
Eliza
3
3
Oh
Ruth,
Oh
Ruth,
4 4
Vib.
4 4
p
pp
Pno. 1
4 4
700
3 4
3
Luc. You should n't be here,
Fath er said.
Vib. 3
f
3
3 4 3 4
Pno. 1
ppp
mf
3 4
232
F2 705
3 4
Eliza
p
Dark Sisters—Act II
q = 96
When
I
was
a
girl,
I
won dered
what
was be
3 4
Vib.
3 4 Pno. 1
p
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
fp
3 4
3
fp
3
711
Eliza yond this
place
Your
fa
ther warned:
a
snake
might
bite
me
or
I
might
Vib. mp
mf
Pno. 2
718
Eliza pick
a
poi
son ous
flo
wer.
or
bad
men
kid
nap
me
Vib.
mf
724
3
Eliza But
I
saw
for my
self
It’s
Vib.
Pno. 1
mf
sf
a strange
world.
Dark Sisters—Act II 730
233
G2 3 4
Eliza I’m still try ing to make sense of it.
but so far, I’ve met peo ple who are far
shy er of me than I could ev er be of them.
3 4
mp
Pno. 1
731
Eliza
3 4
H2 3 4
4 4
Leave
with
me
to
day.
This
is
no
home
for
you.
3 4
Vib.
4 4 mp
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
4 4 mp
mf forceful
736
4 4
Luc.
4 4
3
3
3
You keep say ing this
is
n’t our home.
Where
is
it
you
be long?
This
is
our
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
741
Luc. home!
This is the home of
Géop. mfz
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
n
sf
my
grand
moth er
and her
moth er,
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
and her moth er.
2 4
p
4 4
234
Dark Sisters—Act II 746
I2 3
4 4
Luc.
You
taught me
how our an ces tors,
all brave pi o neers,
driv en from place to place
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
4 4
5
ff
750
sff
3
Luc. burned out of their homes
in
Kirt land,
In de pend ence,
Nau
voo,
they spilled
arco Vib. sf
sf
ffp
n
Pno. 1
3
5
sf
Pno. 2
ff
755
Luc. their blood
Pno. 1
for us
for
us
to
be
here,
in
this,
the
n
tremolo increases in speed with crescendo
Pno. 2
pp
3
sf
pp
ffp
pp
ffp
pp
Dark Sisters—Act II
235
760
Luc. prom
ised
land
All
for
us,
for
our sal
va
tion.
Vib. sf slow, uneven tremolo
tremolo speeds up
p
Pno. 1
pp
ff
5
pp
Pno. 2
766
p
f
5
ff
3
3
3
Luc. And you want to
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
take me a way?
To where?
Where is your place in the world?
Tell
ffp
mp
3
pp sf
me!
236
Dark Sisters—Act II
J2
772
6 4
Luc.
4 4
You don’t know.
p
6 4
Eliza I
wor ry what will
Pno. 1
775
4 4
hap pen to you
4 4
3
if you stay...
Look at Ruth!
6 4
4 4
6 4
4 4
6 4
4 4
6 4
4 4
pp
mp
I
Eliza
mf
3
mf
Pno. 2
Luc.
3
3
wor ry
3
what will hap pen to you!
3
Fa ther and
3
I pray each
4 4
3
night
for you
3
He's fill ing your
4 4 ff
Pno. 1
4 4 4 4 Pno. 2
p
4 4
3
sf
pp
3
Dark Sisters—Act II 779
237
She moves to embrace Lucinda 3
Luc. She's
my
child!
Eliza head
with lies! 3
Zina She can make her own choice,
E
li
za.
You want to tear us
a part!
arco Vib. p
f
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
783 3
f
3
Eliza Whosefault is that?
Whose fault is that?
Is that what you
3
Zina We've al rea dy lost
Ruth. 3
3
Alm. It was an ac ci dent!
Pres. She was ill
Vib.
Pno. 2
and she fell.
be lieve?
238
Dark Sisters—Act II
787
The prophet approaches, about to hit her
Eliza enbraces Lucinda. The prophet tears Lucinda away.
Luc. Stop!
Please go.
I
can't.
I don't want to.
p
ff Eliza Is that what you
be lieve?
Come with me
Vib.
pp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
792
p
3
3
mp molto espress.
3
3
Luc. Your death
would have been bet ter
to the course you are
tak ing!
I mean eve ry 3
Eliza He's fill ing your head with lies!
Vib.
pp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp
pp
n
Dark Sisters—Act II
796
239
3
3
Luc. word.
I
glad
ly
would have laid you in your grave
if
I knew what was in your heart.
l.v. B. D. ppp Vib.
pp
Pno. 1
3
3
ffp
Pno. 2
pp
801
pp
Eliza I’ll
al ways love
you
Gongs pp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp
mp
3
sff
f
p
240
Dark Sisters—Act II
Luc.
3 2
K2 4 4
Eliza
3 2
4 4
806
I’ll
Zina
al ways be
wait ing for you
3 2
4 4
There is beau ty
Alm.
3 2
4 4
Pres.
4 4
3 2
4 4
Vib.
3 2
4 4
a round
When there’s love at
home;
p
all
a round
When there’s love at
home;
p
fade in
There is beau ty
Prph.
all
fade in
There is beau ty
3 2
p
fade in
all
a round
When there’s love at
home;
ord. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3 2
4 4
3 2
4 4
3 2
4 4
fast tremolo
p
3 2
4 4
mf
Dark Sisters—Act II
241
L2 812
mf
Luc. Love
at
home,
at
home,
at
home,
at
home,
at
home,
Eliza
mf Zina There
is joy
in
ev
’ry sound
When there’s love
at home.
p
Love
mf
Alm. There
is joy
in
ev
’ry sound
When there’s love
at home.
Love
mf Pres. There
is joy
in
ev
’ry sound
When there’s love
fade in
at home.
mp
Love
mf
Prph. When there’s love
at home.
Vib. mf - f, make random swells
“Love at Home”
Pno. 1
pp
Pno. 2
mp
Love
242
Dark Sisters—Act II
818
Luc. love
at
home,
Time doth soft
ly,
sweet ly glide
when there’s love
mp
at
home
3
Eliza Look what I
did.
On ly
Zina love
at
home,
Time doth soft
ly,
sweet ly glide
when there’s love
at
home
love
at
home,
Time doth soft
ly,
sweet ly glide
when there’s love
at
home
love
at
home,
Time doth soft
ly,
sweet ly glide
when there’s love
at
home
love
at
home,
Time doth soft
ly,
sweet ly glide
when there’s love
at
home
Alm.
Pres.
Prph.
Vib. slowly fade
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
5
mf
Dark Sisters—Act II
M2
243
824
Luc. There is
beau ty
all
a
round
when there’s love
at
home
Eliza lone
ly me,
on ly lone
ly
me
on ly lone
ly
me
on ly
Zina There is
beau ty
all
a
round
when there’s love
at
home
There is
beau ty
all
a
round
when there’s love
at
home
There is
beau ty
all
a
round
when there’s love
at
home
There is
beau ty
all
a
round
when there’s love
at
home
Alm.
Pres.
Prph.
damp
damp
Gongs sempre mfz
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
7
6
5
244
Dark Sisters—Act II
829
Luc. There
f
is joy in
ev ’ry sound
when there’s love
at
home.
mp
3
Eliza lone
ly
me
Let’s see...
Let’s see...
Zina There
is joy in
ev ’ry sound
when there’s love
at
home.
There
is joy in
ev ’ry sound
when there’s love
at
home.
There
is joy in
ev ’ry sound
when there’s love
at
home.
There
is joy in
ev ’ry sound
when there’s love
at
home.
Alm.
Pres.
Prph.
damp Gongs l.v.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
5
p
sf
mf
f
ff
ff
End of the Opera.