Last Acts

Last Acts

"Last Acts" is a chamber opera in two acts by Jake Heggie to a libretto by Gene Scheerwhich is based on the unpublished play "Some Christmas Letters" by Terrence McNally. It premiered on
29 February 2008 at the Houston Grand Opera (HGO), which commissioned the work in association with the San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances.

"Last Acts" was the working title; future performances will be under the title "Three Decembers". It will be performed under that title at The San Francisco Opera in December 2008. [cite web
url = http://sfopera.com/o/272.asp?i=136
title = Three Decembers (Last Acts)
accessdate = 2008-03-31
year = 2008
publisher = San Francisco Opera (includes synopsis)]

Plot

The three parts of the opera are set in the month of December in the years 1986, 1996 and 2006.

From the HGO press release: "Last Acts" is the story of a famous actress, Madeline, and her two adult children as they struggle to know and love each other. It is the universal story about the family we wish for and the family we wind up with."

Roles

References

*cite web
url = http://www.playbillarts.com/features/article/print/7579.html
title = Photo Journal: Jake Heggie's Last Acts Premieres at Houston Grand Opera
accessdate = 2008-03-31
last = Blank
first = Matt
date = Date|2008-03-06
publisher = Playbill
*cite web
url = http://www.houstongrandopera.org/page.aspx?pageid=12016936
title = Jake Heggie: "Last Acts"
accessdate = 2008-03-31
publisher = Houston Grand Opera
*cite web
url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/read.cfm?prid=199817
title = Houston Grand Opera presents Jake Heggie's World Premiere
accessdate = 2008-03-31
last = Novosad
first = Christopher
date = Date|2008-02-23
publisher = Broadway World


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