Frau Margot | |
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Opera by Thomas Pasatieri | |
Librettist | Frank Corsaro |
Language | English |
Based on | Corsaro's Lyric Suite |
Premiere | June 2, 2007 |
Frau Margot is an opera in 3 acts by composer Thomas Pasatieri. The work uses an English language libretto by Frank Corsaro which is based on Corsaro's play Lyric Suite. The opera's premiere was presented by the Fort Worth Opera on June 2, 2007. Corsaro directed the production which used sets by Alison Nalder and costumes by Steven Bryant. A recording of this production was released on CD by Albany Records.[1]
Roles
[edit]Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, June 2, 2007[2] (Conductor: – Joseph Illick) |
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Frau Margot, a former diva | soprano | Lauren Flanigan |
Ted Steinert, a composer | baritone | Morgan Smith |
Kara Sundstrom, Margot's companion | mezzo-soprano | Patricia Risley |
Walter Engelmann, Margot's agent | tenor | Allan Glassman |
Gert Osterland, a detective | bass-baritone | Daniel Okulitch |
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas Pasatieri: Frau Margot". Dramonline.org. December 2003.
- ^ "Frau Margot at thomaspasatieri.org". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-10-22.