Eric Whitacre Instagram – 175 days until Christmas!
Every year now, I get to look forward to December. Not only is it filled with Bach, Händel, Ella and Bing, but since 2018 it’s also filled with performances of The Gift Of The Magi.
My husband’s father read his family this book every Christmas. Eric always knew he’d set the story to music one day. In 2018 he sat down and wrote some killer lyrics (the man’s a poet!!!) for his most wonderful opera The Gift Of The Magi.
This opera feels like Christmas, feels like home.
So far we’ve performed it with piano.
The next seasons we’ll be performing the orchestral version.
Can’t wait for you all to hear/see it, and once you do, you will wanna perform it too, it’s so good!
Roles:
Della (high soprano)
Jim (baritone)
Shiela (belt soprano)
Misses Sinclair (soprano)
Shopkeeper (baritone)
Choir (SATB)
#christmas #opera #classicalmusic #soprano #choir | Posted on 03/Jul/2024 19:06:43
