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Ballymore
Composer:Richard Wargo
Librettist:Richard Wargo
Synopsis
he first part, "Winners," concerns two teenage lovers, Mag and Joe. When Mag becomes pregnant and the two face scorn from the community, they row out to the middle of a lake and drown. In the second, "Losers," two older lovers, Andy and Hanna, have trouble establishing a relationship with an interfering mother, Mrs. Wilson, and bothersome neighbors, Kate and her daughter, Cissie. They eventually wed but find unhappiness in their marriage. One of the musical and comedic highlights of the second part is the quintet, with Mrs. Wilson and the neighbors praying upstairs, and the would-be-couple kissing downstairs.

Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
Chelsea OperaBallymore10/10/2013 - 10/10/2013
Skylight Music TheatreBallymore1/1/1999 - 2/14/1999
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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
02:30

 Number of Acts
2

 Musical Style
Jubilant allegros and an Irish-tinged lyricism accompany and portray the young lovers of Act I, "Winners", while the fateful narration employs a starker music (including offstage uilleann pipes), reminiscent of the sean-nos, the traditional Irish bal

 Vocal & Musical Forces
4 principal roles in first act; 2 principal roles and 3 comprimarii in second act (one first-act principal is doubling as a second-act comprimario); no chorus. Orchestra: 15 players, plus pre-recorded uilleann pipes

 Original Cast
Alicia Berneche (Mag/Cissie)
Jeffrey Picón (Joe)
Neil Michaels & Hillary Nicholson (Ballad Singers)
David Barron (Andy)
Leslie Fitzwater (Hanna)
Marni Nixon (Mrs. Wilson)
Jennifer Clark (Kate)


 
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