""Séance" is an opera for people who don't like opera." Seance review, Variety Magazine, SeptemReview by Bob Verini terrifically involving and entertaining, From this successful start, Séance on a Wet Afternoon unfolds into a serious but quite accessible opera, suspenseful and musically captivating. The Stage - April, 2011 For the New York City Opera production.
#SCOTT SCHWARTZ CAUGHT FULL#
FULL REVIEW: Inquirer Seance Opera Review But with some tightening, Séance could enter the repertoire, not in big Verdi/Wagner houses, but with smaller companies that foster singing actress like Lauren Flanigan, who inhabits the main role as magnetically as the Oscar-nominated Kim Stanley did in the film. The Broadway crowd might be overwhelmed by the plethora of arias even secondary characters have more than their share. In Séance, the opera crowd might find the music underwhelming but deceptively effective, thanks to sound theatrical pacing and the power of understatement. Philadelphia Inquirer reviewer David Patrick Stearns comments on the "well-prepared and handsomely produced" New York City opera version in 2011. New York City Opera production reviews, 2011 LINK TO Seance on a Wet Afternoon DETAILS Reviews of Schwartz's Opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon Also synposis and themes, and a statement by director Scott Schwartz. Read details about Seance on a Wet Afternoon opera including a list of arias, duets, and choral numbers provided by Stephen Schwartz. MP3: Over The Moon: The Broadway Lullaby AlbumĬD: Over The Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project Seance Details: Plot Synposis, Musical Numbers, Themes The opera has not yet been recorded, but Donna Murphy has recorded the tender aria "Lucky" as part of the Broadway Lullaby Project. Seance on a Wet Afternoon Album / Recording She will lead a cast that also includes original cast member Kim Josephson as Bill Foster. She has been with Séance since its early workshops. In the recent New York City Opera production, Lauren Flanigan starred as Myra in Séance on a Wet Afternoon. Visit the offiicial site (opens new browser window) for a link to their facebook video clips, etc. Read all about Stephen Schwartz and the full length creative biography Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked The Plan goes badly awry, and in Myra's final Séance, the drama comes to a devastating conclusion.Ībout Stephen Schwartz: The award-winning songwriter of such Broadway hits as Pippin and Wicked, and three-time Academy Award winner ( Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt). The delicate balance of Myra and Bill's relationship and Myra's sanity itself begins to fray, as long-buried secrets are revealed. When Myra has a "vision" that leads to the successful recovery of the girl and the ransom, her fame will be assured.Īs The Plan is put into action, the girl's presence in the house leads to complex psychological responses from Myra, Bill, and Arthur.
īecause Myra has never received the recognition she feels her gifts merit, they hatch a Plan: They will kidnap the daughter of a local wealthy industrialist, and keep her safe while the media frenzy over her abduction builds. It is based on the novel by Mark McShane and the award-winning screen adaptation by Bryan Forbes. Séance on a Wet Afternoon opera is a psychological thriller about a medium, Myra Foster, her doting husband Bill, and the spirit of their deceased eleven-year-old son, Arthur, who speaks to Myra and is her contact for her Séances. Sets for this and the original production are by Heidi Ettinger, costumes by Alejo Vietti and lighting by David Lander. The composer's son, Scott Schwartz, directed the recent New York City Opera production. Myra (Lauren Flanigan) sits alone in this scene. The photo to the right shows the house featured in the set design for the World Premiere in Santa Barbara, California. Seance on a Wet Afternoon features a libretto and score by Broadway and film songwriter, Stephen Schwartz, known for Godspell, Pippin, and Wicked.
(photo by Terence de Giere taken at the World Premiere in Santa Barbara, CA, 2009) PHOTO left to right: opera Executive Producer Michael Jackowitz, Stephen Schwartz, and Scott Schwartz, the show's director. The 1964 Film Seance on a Wet AfternoonĪbout Seance On A Wet Afternoon - The Opera.Seance Details: Plot Synposis, Musical Numbers, Themes (new page).Seance On A Wet Afternoon Stephen Schwartz's First Opera About Stephen Schwartz's opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon
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