No for an Answer
Marc Blitzstein
About this work:
2-act anti-war labor opera, re organizing a union of Greek immigrant waiters; premiered at Mecca Temple (later City Center) Jan. 1941 - Carol Channing's debut - withdrawn after Germany invaded Russia; revived in concert at Circle in the Square 1960, staged in San Francisco 2001. Excerpts on Original Cast Records OC 4441 A Marc Blitzstein Songbook, accompanied by Leonard Lehrman at the piano:
Outside Agitator (Leonard Lehrman) 2'36"
Secret Singing (James Sergi, Helene Williams) 5'53"
Lullaby (Helene Williams) 1'08"
Expatriate [completed by Lehrman, 1995] (Leonard Lehrman) 2'35"
Version: with piano accompaniment
Year composed: 1941
Duration: 00:02:00
Ensemble type: Opera/Theater:Opera, More than One Act, with Chorus
Instrumentation: 1 Piano
Instrumentation notes: forces vary, with doublings; performable with piano - not orchestrated