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Esther
Composer:Hugo Weisgall
Librettist:Charles Kondek
Synopsis
A treatment of the story of Esther, wife of King Xerses, and her help in freeing the Jews from Bondage in Persia.

Productions
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New York City OperaEsther11/11/2009 - 11/18/2009
New York City OperaEsther10/1/1993 - 10/9/1993


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Opera for the Eighties and Beyond 1989

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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
2:10

Number of Acts
3

Musical Style
Some serialism, although never completely atonal; expressionistic; chromatic, but highly romantic; cinematographic musical cuts; use of pitch centers to create harmonic stability; some dissonance; effective use of contrasting textures; fluid prosody

Original Cast
Lauren Flanigan (Esther)
Robynne Redmon (Vashti)
Joyce Castle (Zeresh)
Eugene Perry (Xerxes)
Allan Glassman (Haman)
Joseph Corteggiano (Mordecai)
Thomas Mark Fallon (Chief Eunuch)



 
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