AESOPERA
music by Jonathan Price
copyright © 2011
libretti by Jonathan Price, Jan Michael Alejandro & Jeff Goode
recipient of the American Composers Forum Subito Grant for 2011 production
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AESOPERAmusic by Jonathan Pricecopyright © 2011libretti by Jonathan Price, Jan Michael Alejandro & Jeff Goode |
recipient of the American Composers Forum Subito Grant for 2011 production
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"truly original and blithely entertaining" |
 includes , libretto by Jeff Goode |
 includes , libretto by Jeff Goode |
"O glorious day! O sun at high noon. The bricklayer's blessing. The gardener's doom!"
A hexaptych opera in two acts inspired by the fables of Æsop.Libretti include: The Lion & the Wood Nymph by the composer, The Queen & the Dragon by Jan Michael Alejandro & the composer, The Fisher & the Wishes by Jeff Goode, The Inventor & the Riddle by Jan Michael Alejandro & the composer, The King & the Cupbearer by Jeff Goode, and The Frogs & the Crane by the composer
Cast Size: varies
Running Time: 10-minute mini-operas
PRODUCTION HISTORYThe Lion and the Wood NymphThe Queen & the Dragon
- In Concert
August 16, 2007 - New Opera Works - American Fork, UtahThe Fisher & the Wishes
- World Premiere
June 25, 2009 - Secret Rose Theatre - North Hollywood, CaliforniaThe Inventor & the Riddle
- In Concert
October 15, 2011 - Social Arts at the Blinn House - Pasadena, CaliforniaThe Frogs & the Crane
- In Concert
October 15, 2011 - Social Arts at the Blinn House - Pasadena, CaliforniaThe King & the Cupbearer
- In Concert
October 15, 2011 - Social Arts at the Blinn House - Pasadena, CaliforniaTBA 2012