JFK : an opera in 31 moments with prologue / David T. Little ; libretto by Royce Vavrek.
| Author/creator | Little, David T., 1978- |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Edition | Vocal score. |
| Publication | [New York] : Hendon Music : Boosey & Hawkes, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2016 |
| Description | 1 vocal score (328 pages) ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Vavrek, Royce, librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Fort Worth Opera, commissioning body. |
| Other author/creator | American Lyric Theater, commissioning body. |
| Other author/creator | Opéra de Montréal, commissioning body. |
| Uniform title | JFK. Vocal score |
| Contents | Prologue. Fate music I -- Spin, measure, cut -- Evening hues -- Act I: just before midnight, November 21, 1963. Midnight is the loneliest hour -- I hate it when you fall asleep -- The largest wound -- First visitation. Rosemary and the prune ; First man on the moon ; Za Rabotu Tovarischi ; She's much more animated ; You look familiar ; Written on the palm -- Act II: Deep sleep until dawn. Second visitation. Lost in a snowstorm, we are friends (or, The once and future king). American phenomenon I ; Gotta git ya saddled up ; American phenomenon II ; The elephant in the room ; Rhetorical questions -- He doesn't want to die -- Imagination strangles me -- You shiver -- Let them sleep -- Coda: rise to face the day -- Entr'acte: fate music II -- Act III: morning until noon, November 22, 1963. Live from the Hotel Texas -- Third visitation. It is time ; I have a rendezvous ; Won't you touch me (mask, shield, armor, crown) -- Late arrival -- Look to the future -- The cutter awaits -- Fragile life -- You did great -- If you knew -- A lucky man -- Postlude: noontime hues. |
| General note | "First printing: 2023"--Page 1. |
| General note | Duration: 120 minutes. |
| General note | Commissioned by Fort Worth Opera, American Lyric Theater, and l'Opera de Montréal. |
| General note | "This work requires playback of prerecorded elements at the end of Act II"--Preliminary page. |
| General note | Historical research by William Madison, dramaturgical support by Michael Cohen and Cori Ellison, and Russian translations by Vita Tzykun. |
| General note | Synopsis, program notes, and performance notes in English. |
| Language | English and Russian words. |
| ISBN | 9798350112115 |
| UPC | 196288181897 |
| ISMN | 9790051098507 |
| Publisher number | HL48025353 Hal Leonard |