Research Catalog

Title

The music teacher [sound recording] : music / by Allen Shawn.

Author

Shawn, Allen.

Publication

[1983]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Shawn, Wallace.
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo.

Summary

Cassette contains music of the opera The music teacher, considered by the New York Shakespeare Festival but was not produced. The performers of the vocal ensemble and piano accompainment are unidentified.

Alternative Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

• Operas, Arranged
• Operas > New York (State) > New York

Note

• Separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Credits (note)

• Libretto by Wallace Shawn.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

• Side 1. Overture -- School chorus -- Smith and Jane's opera, Act 1. The waves break quietly ; My dear, some wonderful news ; Ah, how pleasent to see ; Good Lord, Alcimdes ; Locket aria ; Your coat, my dearest Alcimedes ; Bird aria ; Oh delicious breakfast ; My what an attractive man! ; How do you like your toast ; There are things we'd all like to do ; Interlude (Wild dancing) ; Your servants seem a little wild ; Interlude ; Oh, is something the matter? ; Entr'acte ; Smith and Jane's opera, Act 2. When did the clock strike midnight? ; Does no one sleep in this accursèd land? ; Your words mean nothing ; The night stands still ; Ah, what a magical night! ; A strange sound ; The night stands still (reprise)
• Side 2. Airplane taking off [ends abruptly, begins again] ; Interlude 1 ; Airplane: Stewardess ; School chorus (reprise) ; Round ; Interlude 2 ; Hotel: Vocalist's song ; Interlude 3 ; Interlude 4 ; Interlude 5 ; School chorus (finale)

Call Number

*LTC 6742

OCLC

317717416

Author

Shawn, Allen.

Title

The music teacher [sound recording] : music / by Allen Shawn.

Imprint

[1983]

Credits

Libretto by Wallace Shawn.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Shawn, Wallace. Librettist

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Research Call Number

*LTC 6742