Maxwell Davies, Peter - Mr Emmet takes a Walk (Libretto by David Pountney)
A Dramatic Sonata
Instrumentation: Libretto
ISMN: 9790060112539
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes (London)
Mr Emmet represents an enigma: is he a business man with briefcase and umbrella pursuing the ultimate commercial contract, a double agent extorting a much shadier deal from a foreign power, or a tragicomical everyman sifting through the flotsam and jetsam of a lifetime to prepare himself for death? A one-hour opera for three singers and small instrumental ensemble, with a libretto by David Pountney, premiered in 2000.
Contents |
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| 01 Exposition: A premonition | |
| 02 Introduction | |
| 03 Duet | |
| 04 Arioso | |
| 05 Cabaletta | |
| 06 Trio | |
| 07 Development: Encounters | |
| 08 The Piano | |
| 09 The Park | |
| 10 Interlude 2 | |
| 11 Hotel room | |
| 12 Interlude 3 | |
| 13 The Mountain | |
| 14 Interlude 4 | |
| 15 The Teacher | |
| 16 Interlude 5 | |
| 17 Recapitulation: A Monologue | |