Music  of  Time

This New Baroque Chamber Opera presents a Story in Music

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introducing new audiences of all ages

to the instruments of the Basso Continuo,

 

to the first operas,

to period mythology and imagery,

 

to the musical philosophy of Aristotle & Machaut,

to the poetical concepts of Dante & Shakespeare, 

and to the music of Monteverdi, Purcell & Lully. 
 

In the beginning:

CERBERUS, the three-headed dog, guards the enchanted palace...

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Prologue              THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

Ballo:                       Primum Mobile            

Toccata:                 TIME goes backwards

Sinfonia:                CONTINUO directs the whole opera.

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Act I                       CONCORD

Passacaglia:          MUSIC descends from Heaven.

Chacona:                LIFE on Earth

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Act II                     DISSONANCE

Passamezzo:           Losing TIME

Folía                         TIME flies away. The WOLF growls.

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Act III                     DARKNESS                

Romanesca:           Lament for lost TIME 

Xácara:                   A good TIME in Hell

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Act IV                     IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME

A New Ground:      MUSIC offers hope

Round-O:                 LIFE goes round in circles, FIDO chases his tail

Aria                           Save TIME with HARMONY, and don't turn back!

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Act V                       PARTY TIME

Chaconne:               TIME gives LIFE to MUSIC

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Duration: 45 minutes

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