Composition: A Night at the Opera (Simpson, Daniel Léo)
| Title | A Night at the Opera |
| Creators | Daniel Léo Simpson (composer) and Daniel Downey (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 2014 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Comic operas |
| Language | English |
| Period | Modern |
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Sections
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Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Act I, Scene I | — | — | — | Curtain, No.1, "Happy Glasses" (Rodolfo, Chorus) · view No.2 "The Joy Blessed Hall"; No.03 "My Lucia" (Dr. Tan; Rodolfo) · view No.4 "Oh My Head Aches"; No.05 "She is Beautiful" (Rodolfo; Des Grieux · view No.6 "At First Sight of Love" (Germont) · view No.7 "Men We Feel Your Pain"; No.08 "It Hurts, Oh My Soul" (Tan; Germont, Des Grieux) · view No.09 "Expect Miracles"; No.10 "Turn to the Sun" (Rodolfo, Tan, Yeletsky) · view |
| view | Act I, Scene 1, Curtain, Songs 01-06 | parts | — | — | Flutes 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboes 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2, Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoons 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3, (B) · view Tenor Trombones 1, 2, Bass Trombone, Tuba · view Percussion (Timpani, bells, cymbals, xylophone) · view Harp · view Vocals: Rodolfo (Tenor), Germont, (Tenor), Des Grieux (Tenor), Yeletsky (Baritone), Dr. Bartolo (Baritone-Bass) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Violoncellos · view Double Basses · view |
| view | Act I, Scene I | — | — | — | Act I, Scene 1, Nos.01-08 · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Curtain, No.01 "Happy Glasses" · view Nos.02-03 "The Joy Blessed Hall"; "My Lucia" · view Nos.04-05 "Oh My Head Aches"; "She is Beautiful" · view No.06 "At First Sight of Love" · view Nos.07-08 "Men We Feel Your Pain"; "It Hurts, Oh My Soul" · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Act I, Scene I | Curtain, No.01 "Happy Glasses" · file No.02 "The Joy Blessed Hall"; No.03 "My Lucia" · file No.04 "Oh My Head Aches"; No.05 "She is Beautiful" · file No.06 "At First Sight of Love" · file No.07 "Men We Feel Your Pain"; No.07 "It Hurts, Oh My Soul" · file Nos.09 "Expect Miracles"; No.10 "Turn to the Sun" · file |
| view | Synthesized | Act I, Scene I | Curtain, No.01 "Happy Glasses" · file No.02 "The Joy Blessed Hall"; No.03 "My Lucia" · file No.04 "Oh My Head Aches"; No.05 "She is Beautiful" · file No.06 "At First Sight of Love" · file No.07 "Men We Feel Your Pain", Tan; No.08 "It Hurts, Oh My Soul" · file Nos.09 "Expect Miracles"; No.10 "Turn to the Sun" · file |
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