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"Emmeline" is Tobias Picker's first opera.
Libretto by J. D. McClatchy, based on the novel by Judith Rossner.

Santa Fe Opera

Conductor: George Manahan
Director: Francesca Zambello
Set Design: Robert Israel
Costumes: Dunya Ramicova

PROGRAM NOTE:
Based on the novel by Judith Rossner, Emmeline is an American retelling of the Oedipus myth from the mother's viewpoint. The opera begins in 1841, when 13-year-old Emmeline is sent to work in a Massachusetts mill to earn money. Seduced by the factory supervisor, she gives birth to a child, who is then swiftly given away. Twenty years later, Emmeline marries a young man only to discover too late that he is in fact her son. She becomes irrevocably ostracized by society. Heidi Waleson of The Wall Street Journal calls it "a measure by which I assess the theatrical impact of other new operas. With its poetic, streamlined libretto and Mr. Picker's vivid score, this two-hour opera is continuously gripping, without a wasted note".

PREMIERE CAST:
Emmeline Mosher: Patricia Racette (Soprano)
Matthew Gurney: Curt Peterson (Tenor)
Mr. Maguire: Victor Ledbetter (Baritone)
Aunt Hannah Watkins: Anne-Marie Owens (Dramatic Contralto)
Henry Mosher: Kevin Langan (Bass)
Sophie: Melanie Sarakatsannis (Soprano)
Pastor Avery: Herbert Perry (Bass)
Mrs. Bass: Josepha Gayer (Mezzo-soprano)

CHARACTERS:
Emmeline Mosher · soprano
Sophie · soprano
Harriet Mosher · soprano
Ella Burling · soprano
Mrs Bass · mezzo-soprano
Aunt Hannah Watkins · mezzo-soprano
Matthew Gurney · tenor
Mr Maguire · baritone
Hooker · tenor
Simon Fenton · baritone
Henry Mosher · bass
Pastor Avery · bass
women's chorus
Sarah Mosher, Uncle Abner Watkins, Mr Summers, Mrs Maguire,
Townspeople · non singing/non speaking roles Children (9) ranging in age from two to twelve years

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