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FULL THE RIGHTEOUS (Gregory Spears) Work & Progress & Selections New York & Santa Fe NM 2024
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Righteous
- Composer: Spears Gregory
- Libretto: Tracy K. Smith
- Venue & Opera Company: Guggenheim Museum, New York, Opera Santa Fe NM
- Recorded: 2024
- Type: Other
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Faith. Power. Ambition.
David struggles to reconcile spirituality with ambition. His desire for more transforms his relationship with his family, friends and, perhaps, his own faith. His journey from preacher to Governor, like the lives of those closest to him, is shaped by current affairs of the 1980s.
Program
Performance excerpts are interspersed with discussion.
Set One – Act 1, 1979
Excerpt 1: “O Lord, my hope, my might –”, From Act 1, Scene 1
Outdoors in the countryside. Four men dressed in hunting gear.
Set Two – Act 1, 1979/1986
Excerpt 2: “When I’m empty –” From Act 1, Scene 4
Another Sunday morning, after the sermon.
Excerpt 3: “Every man is a man after God’s own heart,” From Act 1, Scene 7
Michele and David at home.
Excerpt 4: “What I thought I knew,” From Act 1, Scene 9
Michele is watching David race away.
Set Three – Act 2, 1990
Excerpt 5: “I feel fortunate to be here,” From Act 2, Scene 4
Reception at the Governor’s Mansion, 1990.
Excerpt 6: “Oh, Michele. If you only knew,” From Act 2, Scene 6
As she walks back through the office space, Sheila stops, dumbstruck. Michele is seated in the waiting area, dressed in a suit, and holding a briefcase in her lap. Sheila stands in place until Michele looks up, feeling watched.
Excerpt 7: “Life is long and wisdom slow,” From Act 2, Scene 8