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Mystery on the docks pt 1
Mystery on the Docks is a one-act opera by Edward Barnes, based on a book by Thacher Hurd. The opera was a joint commission from the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Los Angeles Opera, and Opera Columbus, sponsored by a consortium commissioning grant from the Wallace Foundation. Mystery on the Docks premiered in Kansas City, Missouri, in August 1995 and went on to further productions by the Los Angeles Opera, Opera Columbus, Memphis Opera, Cincinnati Opera, University of Southern Illinois, and many others.
Contents
Cast: Ralph, a short order cook (tenor); Big Al, a criminal rat (baritone); Edwina Bombastina, internationally opera star (soprano), Rat Gang (children); townspeople (children)
Duration: 30 minutes
Orchestration: Piano, or piano and percussion
Mystery on the docks scene 1
References
Mystery on the Docks Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA