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'''''The Fly''''' is an [[opera]] in two acts by Canadian [[composer]] [[Howard Shore]] to a [[libretto]] by [[David Henry Hwang]]. It was [[Commission (art)|commissioned]] by the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] in Paris, where it premiered on 2 July 2008, and by [[Edgar Baitzel]], then director of the [[Los Angeles Opera]], where the opera was first performed on 7 September 2008. The work was broadcast by [[Radio France]]'s station [[France Musique]] on 2 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web
'''''The Fly''''' is an [[opera]] in two acts by Canadian [[composer]] [[Howard Shore]] with a [[libretto]] by [[David Henry Hwang]]. It was [[Commission (art)|commissioned]] by Paris' [[Théâtre du Châtelet]], where it premiered on 2 July 2008, and [[Edgar Baitzel]], then director of the [[Los Angeles Opera]], where the opera was first performed on 7 September 2008. The work was broadcast by [[Radio France]]'s station [[France Musique]] on 2 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web
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The opera is loosely based on [[David Cronenberg]]'s 1986 film ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'' which was based on the short story [[The Fly (George Langelaan)|of the same name]] by [[George Langelaan]]. Shore also wrote the – unrelated – score for that film.<ref>{{cite news
The opera is loosely based on [[David Cronenberg]]'s 1986 film ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'', which was based on the short story [[The Fly (George Langelaan)|of the same name]] by [[George Langelaan]]. Shore, coincidentally, also wrote the score for that film.<ref>{{cite news
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The opera runs for approximately two hours. {{As of|2009}}, there exists no recording.
The opera runs approximately two hours. {{As of|2011}}, there exists no recording.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 20:44, 15 June 2011

The Fly is an opera in two acts by Canadian composer Howard Shore with a libretto by David Henry Hwang. It was commissioned by Paris' Théâtre du Châtelet, where it premiered on 2 July 2008, and Edgar Baitzel, then director of the Los Angeles Opera, where the opera was first performed on 7 September 2008. The work was broadcast by Radio France's station France Musique on 2 August 2008.[1]

The opera is loosely based on David Cronenberg's 1986 film The Fly, which was based on the short story of the same name by George Langelaan. Shore, coincidentally, also wrote the score for that film.[2]

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere cast[3][4], 2 July 2008
Conductor: Plácido Domingo
Seth Brundle, scientist bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch
Veronica Quaife, journalist mezzo-soprano Ruxandra Donose
Stathis Borans, editor tenor David Curry in Paris[5]
Gary Lehman in Los Angeles[6]
Officer/Medical Analyst/Cheevers mezzo-soprano Beth Clayton
Marky tenor Jay Hunter Morris
Scientist #1 mezzo-soprano Sophie van de Woestyne in Paris
Silvia Vasquez in Los Angeles
Scientist #2 baritone Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin in Paris
Nicholas Hartley in Los Angeles
Scientist #3 mezzo-soprano Louise Callinan in Paris
Anna Jablonski in Los Angeles
Scientist #4 baritone Frederic Goncalves in Paris
Matthew Moore in Los Angeles
Scientist #5 baritone Luc Lalonde in Paris
Andrew Wilkowske in Los Angeles
Director David Cronenberg
Set designer Dante Ferretti
Costume designer Denise Cronenberg
Lighting designer A.J. Weissbard
Associate conductor/Chorus master Grant Gershon
Makeup and creature design Stephan L. Dupuis
Makeup, creature and puppet fabrication Mark A. Rappaport's Creature Effects, Inc.

The opera runs approximately two hours. As of 2011, there exists no recording.

References

  1. ^ Héro, Florian (30 June 2008). "Histoire d'une oeuvre: Howard Shore: The Fly" (in French). Radio France. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  2. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (8 September 2008). "The Song of the Brundlefly". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Howard Shore: The Fly – The Opera: The Creative Team". Los Angeles Opera. 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Howard Shore: The Fly – The Opera: The Cast". Los Angeles Opera. 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  5. ^ Riding, Alan (5 July 2008). "Trying to Teach 'The Fly' to Soar Operatically". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  6. ^ "LA Opera – The Fly (playbill)". Los Angeles Opera. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
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