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DOVE

Pig Opera in One Act

Libretto by April de Angelis

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Commissioned by the Contemporary Opera Studio at English National Opera

First performance on 24 April 1992 at Almeida Theatre, London

This score is a facsimile of the composer’s manuscript, reflecting the state of editorial work and correction as of 10th September 2002.

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JONATHAN DOVE

PIG

Opera in One Act

Libretto by April de Angelis

Pig

Older Sister

Cast

Younger Sister

Instrumentation

Flute

Clarinet

Violin

Cello

Double Bass

Harp

Piano

Duration c.14 minutes

Score in C

Baritone

Soprano

Soprano

Cast of the first performance

Almeida Theatre 24th April 1992

Pig

Older Sister

Younger Sister

Conductor Producer Designer

Jonathan Veira

Lynne Davies

Margaret Preece

David Parry

Tim Hopkins

Nigel Lowery

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Pig-Fear and Sister-hunger

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She kisses the pig. Nothing happens. kiss

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Jonathan Dove

Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) studied composition with Robin Holloway at the University of Cambridge and worked as a freelance repetiteur, animateur and arranger. His breakthrough came with the opera Flight, commissioned by Glyndebourne. Other dramatic works include The Adventures of Pinocchio, Swanhunter, the young people’s opera The Monster in the Maze, Mansfield Park – based on the novel by Jane Austen –and Man on the Moon. Works for orchestra include the trombone concerto Stargazer, Moonlight Revels for trumpet and saxophone, and Gaia Theory, performed at the 2014 BBC Proms. A Song of Joys and Our Revels Now Are Ended were featured at the Last Night of the Proms in 2010 and 2016, respectively. Dove was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Classical Music in 2008 and created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019.

Jonathan Dove (*1959) studierte bei Robin Holloway an der Universität Cambridge Komposition und war als Korrepetitor und Arrangeur tätig. Der Durchbruch gelang ihm mit der Oper Flight, einem Auftragswerk der Festspiele in Glyndebourne. Daneben umfasst sein dramatisches Schaffen u.a. die Opern Pinocchios Abenteuer und Swanhunter, die Jugendoper Das Labyrinth, Mansfield Park – nach dem Roman von Jane Austen – und Man on the Moon. Zu seinen Orchesterwerken zählen das Posaunenkonzert Stargazer, Moonlight Revels für Trompete und Saxophon sowie Gaia Theory, das 2014 bei den BBC Proms erklang. A Song of Joys und Our Revels Now Are Ended kamen bei der Last Night of the Proms 2010 bzw. 2016 zur Aufführung. Im Jahr 2008 erhielt Dove den Ivor Novello Award für klassische Musik, 2019 wurde er zum Commander of the British Empire (CBE) ernannt.

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