Constancy: Chamber Opera in One Act
Martin Halpern
About this work:
Freely based on Anton Chekhov's "The Bear," the opera is set in the elegantly furnished parlor of Varya Petrovna's country home in Russia in the late 19th Century. The characters are: soprano Varya Petrovna, in her early thirties; tenor Looka, her servant, in his late forties; and baritone Grigory Stepanovich, in his late thirties. The orchestra consists of one violin, one viola and one cello.
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 00:40:00
Ensemble type: Opera/Theater:Chamber Opera, Two or More Singers
Instrumentation: 1 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, ,1 Soprano soloist(s), ,1 Tenor soloist(s), ,1 Baritone soloist(s)