Shakespeare & Gossip (2012)

Chamber opera in three tableaux and epilogue
Libretto by Riccardo Riccardi freely drawn from Caprice by Ronald Firbank
Characters: Miss Sarah Sinquier (age 18), coloratura soprano; Mrs. Sixmith (over 40) mezzo-soprano; Canon Sinquier / Sir Oliver/Mr. Smee/ The critic Walter Waler, baritone.
Instrumentation: Perc, El-Guit, Keyboard, Strings (or 2Vln,Vla,Vlc,D-B)
Duration: ca. 1h 15m

Premiere: Roma, Palazzo Braschi, Anno per anno Festival, 09-16-2016
Ronia Weyhenmeyer, Sop; Manuela Festuccia, Mez; Giacomo Balla, Bar;
The Soloists of the Orchestra Classica di Roma: Raffele Iannicelli, Cond; Salvatore Cardone, Dir

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