Additional information
| Weight | 0.7295 lbs |
|---|---|
| Composer | Cooman, Carson |
| Instrumentation | chamber opera |
| Duration | 25 |
| Publication Type | Piano Vocal Score |
| Format | |
| Duration Range | 25-30 |
| Publisher | Parsonage Press |
| Catalog | Subito Distribution |
Cooman: Poor Bibi chamber opera
$36.95
Instrumentation: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone; 1.0.1.0; 0.0.0.0; pno; 1.1.1.0
Duration: 25′
Libretto: Joyce Carol Oates
Composed: 1999-2002
Published by: Parsonage Press
SYNOPSIS: A middle-aged married couple, burdened with the increasing ill-health and irascibility of their “Poor Bibi,” whom they once adored, make a decision to have him/her “put to sleep” by a veterinarian. When, repulsed by the request, the veterinarian refuses to perform the “simple procedure,” the husband and wife are forced to kill Poor Bibi themselves in a frenzied, brutal manner: “For we soon forget what we do, in the human desperation of doing it.” The ordinarily “gentle and civilized” couple then confront us, the audience: “And you, you damned hypocrites, what will you do with yours?” — Joyce Carol Oates
