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Template:Villa-Lobos operasMagdalena: a Musical Adventure is a folk operetta in two acts with music by Heitor Villa-Lobos, original book by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Homer Curran, and lyrics and musical adaptations by Robert Wright and George Forrest.

Performance history

Magdalena premiered at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera on 26 July 1948, pursuant to a commission from Edwin Lester, president of that organization. Arthur Kay conducted Irra Petina, Dorothy Sarnoff, John Raitt, Hugo Haas, Gerhard Pechner, A. Garcia, Melva Niles, Henry Reese, Ferdinand Hilt, J. Arthur, Betty Huff, Christine Matsios, Leonard Morganthaler, John Schickling, Lorraine Miller, Gene Curtsinger, Patrick Kirk, Betty Brusher, and Jack Cole (soloists). Jules Dassin directed, Jack Cole was the choreographer, and the chorus was prepared by Robert Zeller. Broadway veterans Howard Bay (settings and lighting) and Irene Sharaff (costumes) were also part of the creative team. It was also presented in San Francisco at the Curran Theatre (San Francisco Light Opera) for several performances beginning August 16, 1948.^[1] The same production opened in New York at the Ziegfeld Theatre on September 20, 1948, and closed on December 4 after 88 performances. Raitt, Sarnoff, and Haas reprised their roles. No recording was made due to a strike. Magdalena was revived in concert form under conductor Evans Haile on November 24, 1987, at Alice Tully Hall in New York's Lincoln Center; a recording with a slightly different cast was made in RCA's studios in 1988 and issued by CBS (later Sony) in 1989 (ASIN: B0000026QF).^[2] The work was performed in Australia in the 1990s as part of the Opera Festival in Ballarat, Victoria, again under Haile. More recently the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris announced a production to open in May 2010, with Kate Whoriskey directing and Warren Adams supplying choreography.

Musical Numbers

As presented in 1948
Act I

Women Weaving
Petacal
The Seed of God
The Omen Bird
My Bus and I
The Emerald
The Civilized People
Food For Thought
Come to Colombia
Plan It by the Planets
Bon Soir, Paris
Travel, Travel, Travel
Magdalena
The Broken Pianolita
Greeting
The River Song
Chivor Dance
My Bus and I (Reprise)
The Forbidden Orchid

Act II

Ceremonial
The Singing Tree
Lost
Freedom!
Vals de Espana
The Emerald (Reprise)
Piece de Resistance
The Broken Bus
The Seed of God (Reprise)

References

Villa-Lobos's Commissioned Compositions by Lisa M. Peppercorn^{[dead link]}

^ "Villa-Lobos Musical Set for Monday," Oakland Tribune, 12 August 1948
^ amazon.com listing

External links

[1] "Villa-Lobos Musical Set for Monday," Oakland Tribune, 12 August 1948

[2] zon.com listing

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 {{Villa-Lobos operas}}{{italic title}}'''''Magdalena: a Musical Adventure''''' is a folk operetta in two acts with music by [[Heitor Villa-Lobos]], original book by [[Frederick Hazlitt Brennan]] and [[Homer Curran]], and lyrics and musical adaptations by [[Robert Wright (writer)|Robert Wright]] and [[George Forrest (author)|George Forrest]].
-==Performance History==
+==Performance history==
-''Magdalena'' premiered at the [[Los Angeles Civic Light Opera]] on 26 July 1948, pursuant to a commission from [[Edwin Lester]], president of that organization. Arthur Kay conducted Irra Petina, [[Dorothy Sarnoff]], [[John Raitt]], [[Hugo Haas]], Gerhard Pechner, A. Garcia, Melva Niles, Henry Reese, Ferdinand Hilt, J. Arthur, Betty Huff, Christine Matsios, Leonard Morganthaler, John Schickling, Lorraine Miller, Gene Curtsinger, Patrick Kirk, Betty Brusher, and Jack Cole (soloists). [[Jules Dassin]] directed, [[Jack Cole]] was the choreographer, and the chorus was prepared by Robert  Zeller. Broadway veterans Howard Bay (settings and lighting) and Irene Sharaff (costumes) were also part of the creative team. It was also presented in San Francisco at the Curran Theatre (San Francisco Light Opera) for several performances beginning August 16, 1948.<ref>"Villa-Lobos Musical Set for Monday," Oakland Tribune, 12 August 1948</ref> The same production opened in [[New York]] at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre]] on September 20, 1948, and closed on December 4 after 88 performances. Raitt, Sarnoff, and Haas reprised their roles. No recording was made due to a strike. ''Magdalena'' was revived in concert form under conductor Evans Haile on November 24, 1987, at Alice Tully Hall in New York's [[Lincoln Center]]; a recording with a slightly different cast was made in RCA's studios in 1988 and issued by CBS (later Sony) in 1989 (ASIN: B0000026QF).<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Magdalena-Concert-Recording-Heitor-Villa-Lobos/dp/B0000026QF amazon.com listing]</ref> The work was performed in Australia in the 1990s as part of the Opera Festival in Ballarat, Victoria, again under Haile. More recently the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] in [[Paris]] announced a production to open in May 2010, with [[Kate Whoriskey]] directing and [[Warren Adams]] supplying choreography.
+''Magdalena'' premiered at the [[Los Angeles Civic Light Opera]] on 26 July 1948, pursuant to a commission from [[Edwin Lester]], president of that organization. Arthur Kay conducted Irra Petina, [[Dorothy Sarnoff]], [[John Raitt]], [[Hugo Haas]], Gerhard Pechner, A. Garcia, Melva Niles, Henry Reese, Ferdinand Hilt, J. Arthur, Betty Huff, Christine Matsios, Leonard Morganthaler, John Schickling, Lorraine Miller, Gene Curtsinger, Patrick Kirk, Betty Brusher, and Jack Cole (soloists). [[Jules Dassin]] directed, [[Jack Cole (choreographer)|Jack Cole]] was the choreographer, and the chorus was prepared by Robert  Zeller. Broadway veterans Howard Bay (settings and lighting) and Irene Sharaff (costumes) were also part of the creative team. It was also presented in San Francisco at the Curran Theatre (San Francisco Light Opera) for several performances beginning August 16, 1948.<ref>"Villa-Lobos Musical Set for Monday," Oakland Tribune, 12 August 1948</ref> The same production opened in [[New York]] at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre]] on September 20, 1948, and closed on December 4 after 88 performances. Raitt, Sarnoff, and Haas reprised their roles. No recording was made due to a strike. ''Magdalena'' was revived in concert form under conductor Evans Haile on November 24, 1987, at Alice Tully Hall in New York's [[Lincoln Center]]; a recording with a slightly different cast was made in RCA's studios in 1988 and issued by CBS (later Sony) in 1989 (ASIN: B0000026QF).<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Magdalena-Concert-Recording-Heitor-Villa-Lobos/dp/B0000026QF amazon.com listing]</ref> The work was performed in Australia in the 1990s as part of the Opera Festival in Ballarat, Victoria, again under Haile. More recently the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] in [[Paris]] announced a production to open in May 2010, with [[Kate Whoriskey]] directing and [[Warren Adams]] supplying choreography.
 == Musical Numbers ==

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Performance history

Musical Numbers

References

Further reading

External links