THE DRAGON - INFORMATION PAGE
50 min. Children’s Opera
Sung by adults. Optional chorus/audience participation.
A disgruntled monk puts a sign up and fools a town into believing an event will occur. Tensions build as his lie spreads to neighboring villages. Eventually the day comes, and the wild predicted event happens! Or did it?
Text: Justine F. Chen, based on a story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
FORCES: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Piano [not completely orchestrated or premiered]
SPONSORSHIP: North Carolina Opera
THE DRAGON
libretto
THE DRAGON
PV Score
THE DRAGON Scene 1: His Name (02:32)
THE DRAGON Scene 2: His Prank (06:24)
Photo Credit: Steven Laxton.
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