Three Decembers (2008)
- Composer
- Librettist
- Source Material
- Based on Terrence McNally’s original script Some Christmas Letters
- Arias
- Score
- Get It Here
- SYNOPSIS
The opera tells the story of a famous stage actress – Madeline Mitchell (mezzo-soprano) – and her two adult children: Beatrice (soprano) and Charlie (baritone). The drama takes place over three decades of the AIDS crisis (1986, 1996 and 2006), each section recalling the events of a December as the characters struggle to connect when family secrets are revealed.
- PREMIERE INFORMATION
Houston Grand Opera, 2008
Artists:
- Conductor - Patrick Summers
- Director - Leonard Foglia
- Madeline - Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
- Charlie - Keith Phares, baritone
- Beatrice - Kristin Clayton, soprano
