JFK : an opera in 31 moments with prologue / David T. Little ; libretto by Royce Vavrek.

Author/creator Little, David T., 1978-
Format Musical Score
EditionVocal score.
Publication[New York] : Hendon Music : Boosey & Hawkes, [2023]
Copyright Date©2016
Description1 vocal score (328 pages) ; 31 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorVavrek, Royce, librettist.
Other author/creatorFort Worth Opera, commissioning body.
Other author/creatorAmerican Lyric Theater, commissioning body.
Other author/creatorOpéra de Montréal, commissioning body.
Uniform titleJFK. 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 noteDuration: 120 minutes.
General noteCommissioned 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 noteHistorical research by William Madison, dramaturgical support by Michael Cohen and Cori Ellison, and Russian translations by Vita Tzykun.
General noteSynopsis, program notes, and performance notes in English.
LanguageEnglish and Russian words.
ISBN9798350112115
UPC 196288181897
ISMN 9790051098507
Publisher numberHL48025353 Hal Leonard