CHÉRI

Composer: 
Michael Dellaira
Instrumentation freestyle: 
3 sopranos, 2 altos, 1 mezzo, 2 tenors, 1 Bass, reeds, violin, cello, synthesizer
Year Authored: 
2005
Duration (min): 
110
Alternate Title: 
CHÉRI
Movements-Titles: 
2
Text Source/Author: 
Susan Yankowitz, after the novel by Colette
First Performance: 
May 6, 2005; The Actors Studio, New York
Recording: 
TROY1129 Albany Records

Opera in 2 acts, on a libretto by Susan Yankowitz, after the 1921 novel by Colette. The Actors Studio workshop production, May 6-9, 2005. The story reflects a love affair cast as a bittersweet meditation on that moment when all persons "of a certain age" realize they have crossed the invisible meridian that separates their youth from what is left of their lives.

Publisher: 
Simple Magic Music
audio/mpeg iconFrom Chéri:" I am Lea de Lonval"

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