The Curious Affair of the Count of Monte Blotto
John Craton
About this work: A chamber-pot
opéra gouffre in three pointless acts. Music by John Craton. Libretto by J.F. Guin III and John Craton. A comic opera with four principal singers and a host of secondaries who may be culled from the chorus. More information can be found at the opera website at
www.craton.net/monteblotto or mp3s excrepts of the Sibelius playback can be found
here.
Year composed: 2004
Duration: 02:30:80
Ensemble type: Opera/Theater:Opera, More than One Act, with Chorus
Instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 2 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Timpani, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Harpsichord, 1 Strings (General), ,1 Violin soloist(s), 1 Harp, 1 Mandolin, ,2 Soprano soloist(s), ,3 Mezzo-Soprano soloist(s), ,5 Tenor soloist(s), ,3 Baritone soloist(s), ,3 Bass soloist(s), 1 S, 1 A, 1 T, 1 B
Instrumentation notes: 2111 0000 pf tmp perc hrp mand str. Percussion battery: timpani, bass drum, tenor drum, woodblock, cymbals, triangle,
ratchet, whistle, tubular bells. (An electronic keyboard could substitute for
piano/harpsichord if necessary.) [NOTE: If listening to the Scorch files through the computer, it may be necessary to adjust the tempo bar as Scorch sometimes fails to recognize metronome markings.]