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Heart of Darkness
Composer:Tarik O'Regan
Librettist:Tom Phillips
Synopsis
The opera is based on the novella by Joseph Conrad, a parable about greed-inspired colonialism. Ambitious sailor Marlow is employed by a British trading company. His mission is a journey to a remote colony in the Belgian Congo, the source of the consortium's profitable supply of ivory, where he's to retrieve some stranded cargo. As he travels upriver visiting the trading stations which acquire the precious commodity through exploitative barter with natives, Marlow hears wild tales of Kurtz a hugely-successful company manager whose post is deep in the jungle. It seems that Kurtz is revered as a god by the locals, both worshipped and greatly feared. Reaching Kurtz's compound, however, Marlow finds that the man has become a fiend, committing blasphemous atrocities and driven mad by power and disease.

Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
Opera ParallèleHeart of Darkness5/1/2015 - 5/3/2015
American Opera ProjectsHeart of Darkness11/9/2007 - 11/10/2007


OPERA America/Opera.ca Grants Awarded
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GRANT NAMEYEAR
New Works Exploration Grants2015
New Works Forum Showcase 2012

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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
00:75

Number of Acts
1

Musical Style
Tonal

Vocal & Musical Forces
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Tenors, 3 Baritones, Bass; Chamber Orchestra (13 players)

Original Cast
Woman of the River/Secretary(s)
Fiancee(mz)
Marlow(t)
Russian Harlequin/Chief Accountant(t)
Director on the Thames Boat(bar)
Doctor/Boilermaker/Crewman(bar)
Kurtz(b)
Actors (Accountant on Thames Boat, etc.)



 
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