Our Town (opera)

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Our Town is a three-act opera by composer

The following principal roles appear as listed in the score published by Boosey & Hawkes:

• Stage Manager: Tenor
• Emily Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Webb: Soprano
• George Gibbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs: Tenor
• Dr. Gibbs, the town doctor: Bass
• Mrs. Gibbs:
  Mezzo-Soprano
• Mr. Webb, the newspaper editor: Baritone
• Mrs. Webb: Mezzo-Soprano
• Mrs. Soames: Mezzo-Soprano
• Simon Stimson, the choirmaster: Tenor
• Joe Crowell, Frank, & Sam, friends of George: Tenor

Performance history

It was premiered by Indiana University Opera Theater with student singers and orchestra on 25 February 2006. Its professional debut was at the Lake George Opera on 1 July 2006. It covers the same ground as the play, dealing with birth, maturity and death. Rorem created pleasant melodies and sparseness to maintain the feel of the original production. The opera is virtually sung through, with little spoken dialogue. As with the play, the libretto calls for no sets, a bare stage, and limited props.

The British and European première took place in the Silk Street Theatre at the

• Stage Manager: Stuart Laing
• Emily Webb: Sky Ingram
• George Gibbs: Alexandros Tsilogiannis
• Mrs Gibbs: Kathryn McAdam
• Dr. Gibbs: Barnaby Rae
• Mr Webb: Ashley Riches
• Mrs Webb: Emily Blanch
• Simon Stimson: Jorge Navarro-Colorado
• Mrs Soames: Anna Starushkevych

The opera was performed at the Glenn Korff School of Music at the