- The Seagull (opera)
"The Seagull" is an
opera in 3 acts byThomas Pasatieri to an Englishlibretto byKenward Elmslie . The plot is based onAnton Chekhov 's 1896 play, "The Seagull ".Performance History
The work had its world premiere at
Houston Grand Opera on Date|1974-03-05 conducted by Charles Rosenkrans. Notable later productions includeSeattle Opera (1976),Washington National Opera (1978), Atlanta Civic Opera (1980),Fort Worth Opera (1982) and theManhattan School of Music (2002). On April 23, 2004 a revised version premiered on at the San Francisco Opera Center, a resident artist program ofSan Francisco Opera .Roles
Recording
The first (and only) complete commercial recording of the opera is based on the live performance of the work's New York City premiere at the Manhattan School of Music.
Thomas Pasatieri: "The Seagull" (Keri Behan — Masha, Isai Jess Munoz — Medvedenko, Raymond Ayers — Constantine, Maxime Alvarez de Toledo — Sorin,
Amy Shoremount-Obra — Nina, Amy Gough — Arkadina, Matthew Worth — Trigorin, Thomas Pertel — Shamrayeff, Sarah Kraus — Pauline, Alvaro Vallejo — Dr. Dorn; Manhattan School of Music Chorus and Orchestra, conductor David Gilbert). Albany Records TROY579-80 ASIN|B00008YJEH|title=Pasatieri, The Seagullources
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* [http://www.thomaspasatieri.com/seagull.html Thomas Pasatieri] official website (accessed Date|2007-10-05)
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