The Seagull (opera)

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The Seagull is an opera in 3 acts by Thomas Pasatieri to an English libretto by Kenward Elmslie. The plot is based on Anton Chekhov's 1896 play, The Seagull.

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[edit] Performance History

The work had its world premiere at Houston Grand Opera on March 5, 1974 conducted by Charles Rosenkrans. Notable later productions include Seattle Opera (1976), Washington National Opera (1978), Atlanta Civic Opera (1980), Fort Worth Opera (1982) and the Manhattan School of Music (2002). On April 23, 2004 a revised version premiered on at the San Francisco Opera Center, a resident artist program of San Francisco Opera.

[edit] Roles

  • Masha (soprano) - created by Patricia Wells
  • Medvedenko (tenor) - created by Michael Best
  • Constantine (baritone)- created by Richard Stilwell
  • Sorin (bass baritone) - created by David Rae Smith
  • Nina (Mezzo-soprano) - created by Frederica von Stade
  • Irina Arkadina (soprano) - created by Evelyn Lear
  • Boris Trigorin (baritone) - created by John Reardon
  • Shamrayeff - (bass baritone) created by Jon Enloe
  • Pauline (mezzo-soprano) - created by Dana Krueger
  • Doctor Dorn (tenor) - created by Jack Trussel

[edit] Recording

The first (and only) complete commercial recording of the opera is based on the live performance of the work's New York City premiere at the Manhattan School of Music.

Thomas Pasatieri: The Seagull (Keri Behan - Masha, Isai Jess Munoz - Medvedenko, Raymond Ayers - Constantine, Maxime Alvarez de Toledo - Sorin, Amy Shoremount - Nina, Amy Gough - Arkadina, Matthew Worth - Trigorin, Thomas Pertel - Shamrayeff, Sarah Kraus - Pauline, Alvaro Vallejo - Dr. Dorn; Manhattan School of Music Chorus and Orchestra, conductor David Gilbert). Albany Records TROY579-80

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