Good news for opera buffs everywhere: the studio recording of A Roadkill Opera is now available through CD Baby, which will extend the distribution reach of the recorded music world-wide. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stephanalexanderparker
This comedic opera is a perfect opera audition piece for artists who want to stand out. The 9 minute overture allows a chamber orchestra to really shine, while the soprano roles feature glorious runs.
Performers who enjoy what they hear will want to order sheet music, which is already broadly available. Books of parts for wind instruments and timpani and strings are designed to be cut apart for distribution to the orchestra. The piano/vocal score is perfect for rehearsals or classroom use. Enjoy this hilarious romp through classical music with action set in 1988–the whole shebang runs 59 minutes, with a 9-minute overture (no singing) plus 12 songs.
Music from 1804. Action set in 1988. A new opera (in just 59 minutes, in English). The story of the hour before the lights go up on opening night for a comedy improv troupe in Jackson Hole, Wyoming–the Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company.
In June 2012 A Roadkill Opera was workshopped in Crystal City, Virginia, by Jeffrey Dokken at Artomatic, the Washington area’s largest free creative arts event. Dokken is best known as music director and conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Arlington, Virginia. Maestro Dokken reassembled most of the workshop’s chamber orchestra and singers over the next year for a series of recording sessions in Maryland.
The cast for the recording includes Laura Wehrmeyer (Holly), soprano; Andrew Webster (Eddie), baritone; David Timpane (Stephan), bass; Krista Monique McClellan (Debby), soprano; and Jeffrey Dokken (Dave), tenor.
The orchestra for the recording includes Martine Micozzi, flute; Jeannine Altavilla, clarinet; Sarah Robinson, bassoon; Michael Thompson, trumpet; Jeffrey Dokken, timpani; Frank Peracchia, violin I; Ian Ross, violin II; Val Rauch, viola; Kathy Augustine and Natalie Spehar, cello; and Stephan Alexander Parker on hammer, 2×4, and cymbal.
A Roadkill Opera was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Blue House Productions by Audio Engineer Jeff Gruber.
The CD, piano/vocal score, and sheet music for string instruments for A Roadkill Opera are available in Gaithersburg, Maryland, at Lashof Violins. CDs and books are available through numerous online entities, including Amazon.com, CreateSpace, and Barnes & Noble.
Music from the studio recording was previewed at the Gaithersburg Book Festival in May 2013.
A Roadkill Opera
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