27

An Opera In Five Acts

Ricky Ian Gordon (composer), Royce Vavrek (librettist)

Instrumentation

  • Soprano
  • Soprano
  • Tenor
  • Baritone
  • Baritone
  • Piano
$85.00
SKU
411-41142

Format:

27 follows the lives of Gertrude Stein and her partner Alice B. Toklas as they host legendary salons at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris, entertaining such illustrious guests as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Man Ray, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The opera attempts to bring Ms. Stein to life through her writing, highlighting her lack of inhibition and unabashed self-expression even in the face of negative critical opinion. In creating physical representations of her and Alice, the piece also explores the ways in which the women relate to one another and the rest of the world, using the World Wars as brackets to track the evolution of their relationship as they grapple with the changes that only war, and the passing of time, can bring.
SKU: 411-41142
Ensemble: Opera with Full Orchestra
Duration: 1:30:00
Text Source: Libretto by Royce Vavrek
Commission Notice: The commissioning of 27 was made possible with a leadership gift from Alison and John Ferring, and with generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Fred M. Saigh Endowment at Opera Theatre, the National Endowment for the Arts, and OPERA America's Opera Fund.
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Score Type: Piano Reduction
Product Type: Score
Page count: 298
Weight: 1.85 lbs.
Prologue: Alice Knits the World
3
Act One, Scene 1: 27 rue de Fleurus
23
Act One, Scene 2: Gertrude Sits for Pablo
49
Act One, Scene 3: Back at the Salon
60
Act Two, Scene 1: Chatter
94
Act Two, Scene 2: Doughboy
111
Act Three: Génération Perdue
122
Act Four: Gertrude Stein Is Safe, Safe
173
Act Five: Alice Alone
209
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