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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Composer:Stephen Paulus
Librettist:Colin Graham
Synopsis
Southern California in the 1930s; a steamy tale of sex, violence, and betrayal. Set in a roadside tavern during the Great Depression, it is the story of a passionate affair between a handsome drifter and the tavern owner's unhappy wife, who plot to murder her husband. Cain called it "a love story," but with lovers who "wake up to discover that once they've pulled the thing off, no two people can share this terrible secret and live on the same earth; they turn against each other."

Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
Boston University - CFAThe Postman Always Rings Twice2/27/2011 - 2/27/2011
Center for Contemporary OperaThe Postman Always Rings Twice6/6/1998 - 6/30/1998
Manhattan School of MusicThe Postman Always Rings Twice12/11/1997 - 12/13/1997
Boston Lyric OperaThe Postman Always Rings Twice3/1/1994 - 3/20/1994


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Opera for the Eighties and Beyond 1985
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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
2:00

 Number of Acts
2

 Musical Style
Lyrical, with some dissonances combined with polytonality

 Vocal & Musical Forces
Soprano, 2 tenors, 2 baritones, 2 basses, actor; 2111/1211, sax, trumpet, percussion, piano, guitar, harp, strings; sound equipment to assist in offstage singing

 Original Cast
David Parsons (Frank)
Kathryn Bouleyn (Cora)
Michael Myers (Nick)
Daniel Sullivan (Sackett)
Carroll Freeman (Katz)


 
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