Chelsea Opera Presents:

The Sleeping Beauty… a work in progress

collaboration with the Bloomingdale School of Music

January 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm

Opera lab – Part Two – Concert presentation of excerpts with orchestra of selected excerpts in collaboration with the Bloomingdale School of Music- Friday January 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm

Free to All! – Donations accepted

Official Page(s)

Christ & St. Stephen’s Church
120 West 69th St, NY, NY
(Between Broadway & Columbus)

The Sleeping Beauty

An Opera in Two Acts

Music and Libretto by Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg

Cast

Rosamond……………High Soprano (Coloratura) VocalRange: Middle C – High C

The Prince……………High Tenor (Coloratura/Dramatic) Vocal Range (approx.): D below Middle C – High Bb (opt. High D)

The Queen…………….Soprano (Lyric with some Coloratura passages) VocalRange: A below Middle C – High B

The King…………….Baritone – VocalRange: B below Bass C – G above Middle C

Old Man……………Bass-Baritone – VocalRange: G below Bass C (opt. E below Bass C) – E above Middle C (Falsetto)

The Evil Wise Woman……Soprano (Dramatic) VocalRange: E above Middle C – High C

The Last Wise Woman……Soprano (Lyric) VocalRange: C# above Middle C – High A

The Frog……………………Boy Soprano (Treble) – Vocal Range: Middle C – High Bb (opt. High C)

With S.A.T.B. Chorus

Orchestration

2 Flutes (doubling Piccolo and Alto flute)

1 Bb Clarinet

1 Oboe

1 Bassoon (doubling Contrabassoon)

2 Trumpets

1 Horn in F

String Quartet – 1 violin I; 1 violin II; 1 viola; 1 cello

1 Double Bass

Piano

Harp

2 Percussion

(Glockenspiel, 4 Timpani, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Triangle, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Tom-tom, Chimes)