The Notables

Fall 1999 Program: N.U.T.S.

Excerpts will be presented at the Joslyn Center on Tuesday, November 16.

This Is It! (new words) (Warner Bros.) (link to sound file) [chorus]
March of the Peers, from Iolanthe (1882), by Gilbert & Sullivan [chorus men]
Women's Chorus, from Carmen (1875), by Georges Bizet [women, women's chorus, introduced by basses]
Solo, from The Bartered Bride (1866), by Bedrich Smetana [Bryan]
"Servants' Chorus" from Don Pasquale (1843), by Gaetano Donizetti [chorus*, with servants]
Flower Duet from Lakmé (1883), by Léo Delibes [Mary & Pamela]
"Quartet", from Rigoletto (1851), by Giuseppe Verdi [Roy, Joe, Jim, Nick]
Medley from La Bohème (1896), by Giacomo Puccini [chorus*]
"Anvil Chorus" from Il Trovatore (1853), by Verdi [chorus]

"New York Registry" (G & S Parody), by Anna Russell [soloists & chorus*]
"I hate music", by Leonard Bernstein [Joe]
Barcarolle Duet with chorus (soprano, mezzo) from Tales of Hoffmann (1881), by Offenbach [Mary & Jan; chorus, with dancers]
Cat Duet, by Rossini [Cindy S, Donna]
"Toreador Song" from Carmen (1875), by Bizet [Brian, Mary, Pamela, chorus]
Duet: "Pa, Pa, Pa", from The Magic Flute (1791), by Mozart (another site with summary) [Roy & Kathy]
"Letter from Camp (Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh)" by Allan Sherman; tune of "Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda (1876) by Amilcare Ponchielli [Cindy S with "campers"]
Finale: selection from The Abduction from the Seraglio (1772), by Mozart (summary with libretto) [various] [chorus]

* Choir indicated in bold is "on book"; all others "off book".