Title from container. "All songs, music, and lyrics by Dave Malloy"--Insert. Libretto primarily based on Aylmer and Louise Maude's 1922 translation of Leo Tolstoy's War and peace. Compact discs. Program notes by Steven Suskin, synopsis, and lyrics ([48] p. : ill.) inserted in container. Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell, Nick Choksi, Blake DeLong, Amber Gray, Dave Malloy, Grace McLean, Paul Pinto, Phillipa Soo, Lucas Steele , with supporting soloists ; orchestra ; Or Matias, conductor/piano. Recorded Aug. 25-26, 2013, at MSR Studios, New York, and Sept. 10, [2013], at Vibromonk, Brooklyn, NY.
Contents:
Prologue -- The great comet of 1812. Moscow -- The private and intimate life of the house -- Natasha & Bolkonskys -- No one else -- The opera -- Natasha & Anatole -- Natasha lost -- The duel -- Sunday morning -- Charming -- The ball -- Letters -- Sonya & Natasha -- Sonya alone -- Preparations -- Balaga -- The abduction -- In my house -- A call to Pierre -- Find Anatole -- Pierre & Anatole -- Natasha very ill -- Pierre & Andrey -- Pierre & Natasha -- The great comet of 1812.
Summary:
The Great Comet is the critically acclaimed immersive musical based on a scandalous slice of War and Peace.
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