“Shore’s one-act [opera] for women is a musical petit four for the senses.”

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The Beautiful Bridegroom

Winner, National Opera Association Chamber Opera Competition, 2009

The Beautiful Bridegroom, a one-act comic opera for six women, has been hailed as "a little masterpiece" by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici. Based on an 18th-century play by Ludvig Holberg, this Mozart pastiche tells the story of a widow who has been searching for a young husband - not for her two marriageable daughters, but for herself. Perfect for opera workshops, college opera departments, and small opera companies.

Run Time: 35 minutes
Cast: 6 sopranos (or 4 sopranos and 2 mezzo-sopranos)
Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, piano, strings (piano score also available)

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Recent Performances

Mercer University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Ionian University, Corfu, Greece

Montclair State University

Texas Christian University

Sam Houston State University

West Texas A&M University

Chicago Summer Opera

MetroWest Opera, Boston

University of West Georgia

Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond

Miami Music Festival

Bridge Week, an Independent Student Festival at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow

Western Michigan University

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University

Midwest Institute of Opera, Bloomington, IL

University of Tampa

Illinois Wesleyan University

University of New Mexico

St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

University of Connecticut

University of Alabama

Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Georgia State University (orchestral premiere)

Texas Woman’s University

Crittenden Opera Workshop, Washington, DC

Harrower Opera Workshop, Atlanta, GA

University of Texas at Arlington

Towson University, MD

Sunderman Conservatory of Music, Gettysburg, PA

Trill Vocal Projects, New York, NY

Worcester Opera Works, MA

New England Conservatory, Boston, MA (premiere)

Photo credits Nile Hawver/Nile Scott Studios