A Wedding is a comic opera based on Robert Altman's 1979 film A Wedding and was composed by William Bolcom with a libretto written by Robert Altman and Arnold Weinstein.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago commissioned the work, and the opera was first performed there on December 11, 2004. The premiere had stage direction by Altman and was conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The film's 48 characters were trimmed down to 19 on stage.
Since the premiere, A ...
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A Wedding is a comic opera based on Robert Altman's 1979 film A Wedding and was composed by William Bolcom with a libretto written by Robert Altman and Arnold Weinstein.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago commissioned the work, and the opera was first performed there on December 11, 2004. The premiere had stage direction by Altman and was conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The film's 48 characters were trimmed down to 19 on stage.
Since the premiere, A Wedding has seen performances at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music and University of Houston's Moores School of Music.
Recently, the Music Academy of the West commissioned Bolcom to write a chamber version of the opera, with a reduced orchestration. This reorchestration received its premiere on August 8, 2008 in Santa Barbara, California.
Introduction. Dino and Muffin's wedding ceremony at a church in suburban Chicago.
Scene 1. Rita, the wedding organizer, gives orders to the bartenders working at the reception.
Scene 2. Nettie, the...
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