FULL THE DREAMER (Mark Taggart) Greenville NC 2021 Christian Powell, Koby Gallman, Erica Timmerman

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: The Dreamer  
• Composer: Mark Taggart  
• Libretto: Ann McCutchan    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, North Carolina  
• Recorded: August 28, 2021
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Christian Powell, Koby Gallman, Erica Timmerman, Payton Parker, Veronica Rice, Aiyana Mourino, Alanna Perrin, Nicholas Mackey, Evan Martschenko
• Conductor: J. Christopher Buddo  
• Orchestra: Eric Stellrecht, PIANO  
• Stage Director: Daniel Shirley  
• Costume Designer: Jeffery Phipps  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: ECU School of Music  
• Date Published: 2021  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  The Dreamer is clinging to the top of a windblown tower; she desperately wishes to climb down to safety. But each time she tries to descend, The Tented Man forces her back. “Your place is at the top,” he scolds. He attempts to flatter her: “I desire only to look up at you.” The Dreamer first buys his flattery, then bemoans her position. The chorus echoes her. A new voice emerges: it is The Confidante, who understands the Dreamer’s pain. She tells The Dreamer that The Tented Man is not as threatening as he seems. The Confidante addresses the Tented Man – Who Are You? What Do You Want? The Tented Man is angry. He repeats himself; he makes no sense, he is unreal. The chorus asks: might The Dreamer try again to descend? The Dreamer begins to step down. The Tented Man fades away. The Confidante, The Dreamer and the chorus sing of the Dreamer’s coming freedom, as the Dreamer touches the ground, humming her peace.
  Dedicated to the memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”
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