Music by Sergio Cervetti, libretto by Elizabeth Esris
In this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince," a young vagabond discovers compassion for others upon a chance encounter with a prince.
Sergio Cervetti has composed over 150 works for orchestra, voice, chamber ensemble, dance and film that have been performed at Dance Theater Workshop, BAM's Next Wave Festivals, the Kennedy Center, The Sundance Institute, and other venues here and abroad. He taught composition at New York University for 25 years and currently resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Conductor: Brian Garman
Father: Jeffrey Tucker
Mayor: Eric Jordan
Swallow: Julianne Borg
Prince: Scott Hogsed
Young Writer: Wayne Hobbs
Match Girl: Malia Bendi Merad
Excerpt 1(5:02)
Act II, Scene 1: “Dawn blushes red against the sky.” Swallow comforts the Prince, who in turn urges him to witness the suffering in the town.
Excerpt 2(6:50)
Act II, Scene 9 (final): “What a lovely, little silent act of love.” The Young Writer understands that life is bittersweet when he sees the Prince’s heart and the body of Swallow among the flowers and the refuse.
