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SKU: EC.CD154
Composed by David Conte. CD. Arsis Audio #CD154. Published by Arsis Audio (EC.CD154).UPC: 600313015427. Text: David Yezzi.
Thick Description Theatre Company
San Francisco Conservatory Chorus & Chamber Ensemble
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Firebird Motel
An opera in one act based on a scenario by David Yezzi and Tony Kelly, Firebird Motel was commissioned by Thick Description with the support of the Flintridge Foundation. The work was premiered at Thick House on November 17, 2003, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor; Tony Kelly, stage director. The premiere production was also supported in part through Subito, the quick advancement grant program of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Composers Forum.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Ivan: Mark Hernandez, tenor - night clerk at the Firebird Motel, he keeps to himself
Nova: Milissa Carey, mezzo-soprano - longtime Firebird resident
Julie: Julie Queen, soprano - she danced in Vegas, wound up at the Firebird, disappeared some time ago
Corina: Shawnette Sulker, soprano - she looks young for her age, a weary sensuality like a desert mirage
Trooper: Micah Epps, baritone - petty and easily angered, with the torpor and menace of a horned lizard
Chorus - Church choir heard through Ivan's radio
Elena de Mattos, Elena Krell (soprano); Ruby Fulton, Gabrielle McColgan (alto); Robin Estrada, Lawrence Pech (tenor); Abraham Fabella, Patrick Leveque (bass)
INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
Megumi Stohs (violin); Robert Howard ('cello), Alden F. Cohen (bass); Jonathan Russell (clarinet); Keisuke Nakagoshi (piano)
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor