3AB7318C-19D9-451C-974D-7CD1865E5316
| ID | 3AB7318C-19D9-451C-974D-7CD1865E5316 |
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| Titlecode | R00009 |
| Title Name | Mikhoels the Wise: An Opera in Two Acts About the Life of Solomon Mikhoels |
| Marketing Copy | "Arrestingly verbalized and composed." --Leighton Kerner, The Village Voice. This opera based on the true story of the Yiddish actor, Solomon Mikhoels, killed by Stalin as a symbol of Jewish culture was recorded by Soprano Erie Mills and Baritone Nathaniel Watson with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Naxos 8.559413). |
| Instrumentation | 3 Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 3 Tenor, 3 Baritone, 2 Bass (min. ) 1(d Picc).1.1.1: 1.1.1.0: Perc(1).Pno.Hp: Str (1.1.1.1.1)Str are one player per part; a small section is also possible. |
| Commission | Commissioned by Jewish Opera at the 92nd Street Y, 1981 |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | (not set) |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 1981 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 140 |
| Ensemble Size | 13 |
| Date Created | 2008-10-31 20:33:21.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:33:21 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
| Bsc Code | (not set) |
| Text Author | Text by Mel Gordon and Louise Gikow |
| Premier Performance Memo | -World Premiere. The Jewish Opera. 1982. |
| Recording Credits | Recorded by Erie Mills (soprano), Nathaniel Watson (baritone), Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, Naxos 8.559413 (1 scene). |
| Review | "...genuinely interesting in its manner of weaving an orchestral lattice work of arpeggiated phrases into a supple emotionally suggestive background...vivid and moving...arrestingly verbalized and composed." --Leighton Kerner<BR>THE VILLAGE VOICE <BR><BR> "If the real worth of an opera lies in its music, Adolphe's work deserves high praise...This is modern opera at a consistently satisfying level--interesting roles both dramatically and musically, and an accessible language that invites sympathy towards an admittedly esoteric subject. It is the kind of work that the New York City Opera and other regional or university producers should consider adopting so as to guarantee its extended life."<BR> --The Jewish World |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 6 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | Serious Opera |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 17 |
| Title Instrument Header | 38 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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