Lysistrata (opera)
| Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Mark Adamo | |
| Librettist | Mark Adamo |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Lysistrata by Aristophanes |
| Premiere | March 4, 2005 |
Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess is an opera in two acts by composer Mark Adamo. The work is based on Aristophanes's fifth century BCE play Lysistrata.[1] The opera had its world premiere at the Houston Grand Opera on March 4, 2005.[2] It was subsequently produced in March 2006 at the New York City Opera,[3] and it will also produced in San Francisco by Ensemble Parallele in February 2013.[4]
Roles
| Role | Voice type[5] | Premiere Cast,[6] 4 March 2005 (Conductor: – Stefan Lano) |
|---|---|---|
| Lysistrata (Lysia) | soprano | Emily Pulley |
| Nikias (Nico) | tenor | Chad Shelton |
| Kleonike | contralto | Myrna Paris |
| Myrrhine | mezzo-soprano | Laquita Mitchell |
| Lampito | contralto | Victoria Livengood |
| Leonidas | bass-baritone | Joshua Winograde |
| Kinesias | baritone | Joshua Hopkins |
| Xanthe/Aphrodite | soprano | Marjorie Owens |
| Sappho | mezzo-soprano | Jennifer Root |
| Charito/Tisiphone | soprano | Heidi Stober |
| Dika/Alecto | soprano | Susan Holsonbake |
| Arete/Megaera | mezzo-soprano | Fiona Murphy |
| Bion/First Geezer | baritone | Daniel Cilli |
| Maron/Ares | tenor | Nicholas Phan |
| Alpheus | tenor | Arturo Chacón Cruz |
| Philo/Second Geezer | bass-baritone | Nikolay Didenko |
| Meleagros | tenor | Norman Reinhardt |
References
- ^ Davis, Peter G. (April 2, 2006). "No Peace, No Sex". New York Magazine. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ Ross, Alex (March 28, 2005). "Kafka Sings Two new operas: Ruders's "Kafka's Trial," Adamo's "Lysistrata."". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (March 23, 2006). "City Opera in Adamo's 'Lysistrata,' About Making Love, Not War". New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ensemble Parallele".
- ^ Lysistrata at www.markadamo.com
- ^ Lysistrata at www.npr.org