S. (Libretto) by Ronald Perera Voice - Sheet Music

SKU: EC.5751A

Text: Constance Congdon, John Updike.

Available Editions: Piano/Vocal Score, 5751 Libretto, 5751A Full score and parts available for rental from the publisher. Libretto: Written by Constance Congdon based on the novel by John Updike Synopsis: Opera in 2 Acts (11 Scenes). S. is Sara Worth, a Bostonian matron who jettisons her family and comfortable lifestyle to join the Arizona ashram of a Hindu religious leader, known as the Arhat. In a stream of written and taped communications to her family and friends back east, Sara relates the story of her rise to prominence at the ashram and of her surprising discovery about its founder. This hilarious romp through 1980s American culture takes place in Boston, Boston's North Shore, Arizona, Florida, England, Holland, and on an island in the Bahamas. Duration: ~ 2 Hours, 25 Minutes Roles: Sarah Worth, an upper-class WASP in her mid- forties - Lyric Soprano Charles Worth, Sarah's Husband, a doctor - Lyric Baritone Pearl, Sarah and Charles' college-age daughter - Coloratura Soprano The Arhat, founder of Ashram Arhat, Forrest, AZ - Lyric Tenor Durga, chief administrator of the ashram - Lyric Soprano Gillman, Charles' lawyer - Bass-Baritone Mother, Sarah's mother, a widow retired in Florida - Lyric Mezzo-Soprano Midge, Sarah's best friend on the North Shore - Soprano Miles Murrow, a TV talk show host - Sprechstimme role Swiss Banker - Speaking (French) role Ducky Bradford, Charles' investment advisor and Dr. Podhoretz, Sarah's dentist - Tenor Sheriff Yardley, Sheriff of Dorado County, AZ, and Dr. Epstein, Sarah's psychiatrist - Bass Chorus (minimum 24) - SATB Premier: September 1995, Smith College (Chamber Version).