Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 5 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1237546
By Julian WAGSTAFF. By Julian WAGSTAFF. 21st Century,Chamber,Contemporary,Opera. Score. 96 pages. Europa Edition Ltd #833061. Published by Europa Edition Ltd (A0.1237546).
This charming, thought-provoking chamber opera is set during the Second World War, and tells the story of Stanislaw Hempel, a Polish chemist and revolutionary socialist, who came to Scotland in 1943 attached to the Polish Armed Forces in the West. The opera was commissioned by the University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry to celebrate its Tercentenary year in 2013. The other characters in the opera are Chrissie Miller (a trailblazer for gender equality in the sciences) and James Kendall (an expert in chemical warfare). The opera received its premiere in the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland on 24 October 2013 in a production supported by Scottish Opera and conducted by Derek Clark.
This volume contains the complete libretto, introductory notes, and a performable piano/vocal reduction of the orchestral score.
