The Picture of Dorian Gray (opera)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray is an opera in two acts by the American composer Lowell Liebermann, from a libretto by the composer, based on the novel of the same name by Oscar Wilde (1890-1891).
[edit] Performance History
The Picture of Dorian Gray had its world premiere at the Monte Carlo Opera in April 1996, in a production by John Cox, conducted by Steuart Bedford.
Its American premiere was on 5 February 1999 by Florentine Opera at Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and it was broadcast on NPR’s World of Opera.
The Center City Opera Theater in Philadelphia commissioned a reorchestration of the opera for chamber orchestra. The world premiere of this version will be performed June 6, 9, 10, 12, 2007 at the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a production by Leland Kimball, conducted by Andrew M. Kurtz.
[edit] Roles
| Premiere, April, 1996 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dorian Gray | tenor | Jeffrey Lenz |
| Lord Henry | baritone | John Hancock |
| Sibyl Vane | Korliss Uecker | |
| Basil | Gregory Rheinhardt | |
| The Whore | Vivian Tierney |
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