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An Instructional Opera in Three Parts

Libretto by Michael Korie
Inspired by Instructional Manuals of the 1950’s

COMMISSIONED: By UrbanArias, Washington DC

PREMIERE: April 2012, the Artisphere Theater; conductor, Robert Wood; director, Noah Himmelstein; The Bride, Amedee Moore; The Groom, Jesse Blumberg; The Trainer/The Instructor, Vale Rideout

DURATION: 90 minutes

PUBLISHER: All Conrad Cummings works are self-published; contact him here.

INSTRUMENTATION: violin, cello, woodwind doubler (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax)(alternately two woodwind players), and keyboard

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

The Bride, soprano
The Groom, baritone
The Trainer/The Instructor, tenor

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