Kate Soper



the Romance of the Rose ⚘
⚘♥⚘ Book and Music by Kate Soper

"....to leave the theater dazed by a new opera is one thing. To be still processing where the humor ends and the meaning begins, even after time to reflect, is another much rarer and more valuable thing."   The LA Times (full review)

"Soper mobilizes the entire thousand-year history of music...I came away all the more convinced that she is a major music-theatre talent."  The New Yorker (full review)

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Photo by JJ Geiger for Long Beach Opera

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CAST: three sopranos, mezzo, tenor, two baritones
ENSEMBLE: Cl/bass cl, alto/baritone sax, piano/keyboard, percussion, harp, e. guitar, violin/viola, cello, electronics performer (live vocal processing)
RUNTIME: ca. 2.5 hours with one intermission

Score and materials available here
For licensing contact Caroline Kane at PSNY





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