Avner Dorman
John Grimmett
NOW
Chamber Opera
From the G. Schirmer Rental Library Date of Printing________________
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
Avner Dorman John Grimmett
NOW
Chamber Opera
Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
Instrumentation: Piano Drum Set Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Tenor Baritone Violin Viola Violoncello Contrabass Contents: I. Prologue: Them.........................................................................1 II. Scene I: Phillys and Her..........................................................5 III. Scene 2: She and He..............................................................17 IV. Scene 3: Them........................................................................27 V. Coda: Her.................................................................................33
Characters HER – female (cisgender): Soprano PHYLLIS – female (transgender): Mezzo-Soprano HE – male (cisgender): Tenor SHE – female (transgender): Baritone Note: boxes at the top of the score indicate an approximate and suggested placement of the stage directions in the original libretto (written as a screenplay for cinematic production). These may moved, altered, or completely ignored and are meant for general orientation in the storyline.
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