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Transformations
Composer:Conrad Stephen Susa
Librettist:Anne Sexton
Synopsis
Transformations is an adult re-telling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Sexton originally published her book of sixteen poems in 1971. She had adapted tales from the Brothers Grimm to form poem/stories, each prefaced by a personal prologue motivating the telling of the story. The opera is based on ten tales from Sexton's book: The Gold Key, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The White Snake, Iron Hans, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, Godfather Death, The Wonderful Musician, Hansel and Gretel, and Briar Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty). Of the opera, Susa writes, "the poems are arranged with the author's approval to emphasize the sub-plot which concerns a middle-aged witch who gradually transforms into a vulnerable beauty slipping into a nightmare.

Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
Boston Conservatory at BerkleeTransformations11/11/2012 - 11/17/2012
Juilliard SchoolTransformations2/2/2010 - 2/19/2010
Opera Theatre of Saint LouisTransformations6/6/1997 - 6/26/1997
Center for Contemporary OperaTransformations6/6/1996 - 6/27/1996


OPERA America/Opera.ca Grants Awarded
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GRANT NAMEYEAR
The Next Stage1997

Title Information

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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
2:00

Number of Acts
2

Musical Style
The composer uses tangos, beguines, and fox trots, and asks the performers to sing like Bing Crosby, the Andrew Sisters, or Ethel Smith. The musical language has been described as "contemporary chic." The work uses a small orchestra, a great deal of

Vocal & Musical Forces
Clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bass viol, 2 keyboard, 2 percussion; eight singers.

Original Cast
Barbara Brandt
Catherine Malfitano
Janis Hardy
Vern Sutton
Yale Marshall
James Rogness
Barry Busse
William Dansby



 
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