Lesson Plan Piano/Vocal Score
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CAST: Soprano and contralto
INSTRUMENTATION: Piano/Vocal (The complete instrumentation for the original Virtual Version was Bassoon, piano/harpsichord (synth), 2 violins, bass. The Live Version was performed without orchestra, but upon request, I could easily create new orchestraal materials to match it.)
DURATION: 45 minutes
PAGES: 90
WORLD PREMIERE: On Site Opera virtual production Winter 2022; live version premiered Summer 2022
Based on Georg Philip Telemann’s Der Schulmeister with additional music, libretto, and singing translation by Rachel J. Peters, Lesson Plan brings an internationally celebrated operatic contralto into the world of online teaching while her headlining stage engagements are put on hold. Thought to be teaching trained singers at a prestigious conservatory, she catches her assistant in a scheduling faux pas and instead takes the stage for a community college with the same acronym – a group with little singing experience or interest in what the great diva had in mind. Intercepted by an overwhelmed school administrator with a side hustle as an amateur choir director, the pair clash over teaching technique, singing and the true meaning of art.
This opera was originally conceived for virtual performance on Zoom and then rewritten for live performance. This piano/vocal score reflects the live performance version.
NOTE: All performances of this work require separate permission and licensing. Any performance without a license is a violation of copyright. To obtain performance rights, please send me a message via the Contact form.
PDF Download
CAST: Soprano and contralto
INSTRUMENTATION: Piano/Vocal (The complete instrumentation for the original Virtual Version was Bassoon, piano/harpsichord (synth), 2 violins, bass. The Live Version was performed without orchestra, but upon request, I could easily create new orchestraal materials to match it.)
DURATION: 45 minutes
PAGES: 90
WORLD PREMIERE: On Site Opera virtual production Winter 2022; live version premiered Summer 2022
Based on Georg Philip Telemann’s Der Schulmeister with additional music, libretto, and singing translation by Rachel J. Peters, Lesson Plan brings an internationally celebrated operatic contralto into the world of online teaching while her headlining stage engagements are put on hold. Thought to be teaching trained singers at a prestigious conservatory, she catches her assistant in a scheduling faux pas and instead takes the stage for a community college with the same acronym – a group with little singing experience or interest in what the great diva had in mind. Intercepted by an overwhelmed school administrator with a side hustle as an amateur choir director, the pair clash over teaching technique, singing and the true meaning of art.
This opera was originally conceived for virtual performance on Zoom and then rewritten for live performance. This piano/vocal score reflects the live performance version.
NOTE: All performances of this work require separate permission and licensing. Any performance without a license is a violation of copyright. To obtain performance rights, please send me a message via the Contact form.
PDF Download
CAST: Soprano and contralto
INSTRUMENTATION: Piano/Vocal (The complete instrumentation for the original Virtual Version was Bassoon, piano/harpsichord (synth), 2 violins, bass. The Live Version was performed without orchestra, but upon request, I could easily create new orchestraal materials to match it.)
DURATION: 45 minutes
PAGES: 90
WORLD PREMIERE: On Site Opera virtual production Winter 2022; live version premiered Summer 2022
Based on Georg Philip Telemann’s Der Schulmeister with additional music, libretto, and singing translation by Rachel J. Peters, Lesson Plan brings an internationally celebrated operatic contralto into the world of online teaching while her headlining stage engagements are put on hold. Thought to be teaching trained singers at a prestigious conservatory, she catches her assistant in a scheduling faux pas and instead takes the stage for a community college with the same acronym – a group with little singing experience or interest in what the great diva had in mind. Intercepted by an overwhelmed school administrator with a side hustle as an amateur choir director, the pair clash over teaching technique, singing and the true meaning of art.
This opera was originally conceived for virtual performance on Zoom and then rewritten for live performance. This piano/vocal score reflects the live performance version.
NOTE: All performances of this work require separate permission and licensing. Any performance without a license is a violation of copyright. To obtain performance rights, please send me a message via the Contact form.
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