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RENE ORTH
LOVE, LOSS, AND THE CENTURY UPON US || ORTH/DYE
CAST
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YOUNG WOMAN Mezzo-Soprano
YOUNG MAN
INSTRUMENTATION
Flute Oboe
Clarinet in B-flat Bassoon Horn in F
Percussion
Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Suspended Cymbal (Large), Snare Drum
Harp
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola Cello
Double Bass
Electronics (Qlab)
TOTAL DURATION: c. 18 MINUTES
Love, Loss, and the Century Upon Us was co-commissioned by Chautauqua Opera and Opera Memphis The premiere will be given at the Chautauqua Institution in New York in the summer of 2024
Conductor Steve Osgood Stage Direction Ned Canty
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Love,Lossandthe CenturyUponUs
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Summer in Chautauqua. Minutes before dusk. Just as the century turns. A young couple strolls across the grounds in white linen, near the lake shore, just below The Athenaeum Hotel. A stern looking chaperone follows a few yards behind. The date was arranged. She clearly did not sign on for this.
Violin I
Violin II
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Vln. II
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They both look, discreetly, at the chaperone watching closely, a stone's throw away.
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She pulls his bow tie. It unfurls at his neck. They chuckle.
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She looks towards the sky. He watches, retying his tie.
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THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY come on inside and outside The Athenaeum Hotel startling them both - the lawn is aglow with electric light! A gasp. Maybe some applause... "ooooo" and "ahhhhh" from the crowd.