Becoming Santa Claus

Becoming Santa Claus is an opera in one act by American composer Mark Adamo. Adamo also wrote the English-language libretto.[1] Commissioned by the Dallas Opera, the work had its world premiere at the Winspear Opera House on December 4, 2015.[2] The opera has an approximate running time of 100 minutes.[3]

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram review criticized the opera for a lack of memorable music, although the reviewer described the music as tonal and pleasant if forgettable. The critic also felt the opera lacked a clear target audience in its design. The critic asserted that Santa Claus as a topic was better targeted towards children, but that the opera's serious elements were beyond what a children's audience could handle. The reviewer also felt that its running time without an intermission would not be viable for an audience of children.[4]

Roles

Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type[5] Premiere cast,[6] 4 December 2015
Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume[7]
Queen Sophine mezzo-soprano Jennifer Rivera
Prince Claus tenor Jonathan Blalock
Donkey/Messenger bass Matt Boehler
Yan, an elf soprano Hila Plitmann
Ib, an elf mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer
Yab, an elf tenor Keith Jameson
Ob, an elf bass-baritone Kevin Burdette

See also

References

  1. ↑ Catherine Womack (December 8, 2015). "The Dallas Opera Delivers a Wild Christmas Gift With Becoming Santa Claus". D Magazine.
  2. ↑ Scott Cantrell (December 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus: Dallas". Opera News.
  3. ↑ Mark Lowry (December 3, 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus adds opera to holiday calendar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  4. ↑ Chism, Olin (December 9, 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus Offers Mixed Bag, For Kids and Adults". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. C1, C8.
  5. ↑ "Becoming Santa Claus". Opera America. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Dallas Opera Presents World Premiere of Becoming Santa Claus Tonight". BroadwayWorld. December 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ Gregory Sullivan Isaacs (December 7, 2015). "The Giving Season: The Dallas Opera ends its groundbreaking year of new works on the nice list with Mark Adamo's kaleidoscopic Becoming Santa Claus". Theaterjones.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015.
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