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A Quiet Place (opera)

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A Quiet Place is a 1983 American opera with music by Leonard Bernstein and a libretto by Stephen Wadsworth. [1]

43 relations: American handball, Baritone, Beverly Hills, California, Blues, Book of Proverbs, Chester Ludgin, Christopher Alden (director), Deutsche Grammophon, Diary, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Flashback (narrative), French Canadians, Highland Park, Illinois, Houston Grand Opera, Jazz trio, Jean Kraft, John DeMain, John Mauceri, Kahlil Gibran, La Scala, Leonard Bernstein, Libretto, Mental disorder, Mezzo-soprano, New York City Opera, Opera, Paean, Psychoanalysis, Psychosis, Quebec, Scat singing, Shaker Heights, Ohio, Soprano, Suburb, Technicolor, Tenor, Timothy Nolen, Trophy, Trouble in Tahiti, Vienna State Opera, Washington National Opera, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Wendy White (mezzo-soprano).

American handball

American handball is a sport in which players use their hands to hit a small rubber ball against a wall such that their opponent cannot do the same without it touching the ground twice.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types.

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Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, surrounded by the cities of Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

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Book of Proverbs

The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: מִשְלֵי, Míshlê (Shlomoh), "Proverbs (of Solomon)") is the second book of the third section (called Writings) of the Hebrew Bible and a book of the Christian Old Testament.

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Chester Ludgin

Chester Ludgin (May 20, 1925 – August 9, 2003) was an American operatic baritone.

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Christopher Alden (director)

Christopher Alden (born 1949 in New York) is an American theater and opera director.

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Deutsche Grammophon

Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of corporation called PolyGram.

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Diary

A diary is a record (originally in handwritten format) with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (née Moulton-Barrett,; 6 March 1806 – 29 June 1861) was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime.

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Flashback (narrative)

A flashback (sometimes called an analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story.

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French Canadians

French Canadians (also referred to as Franco-Canadians or Canadiens; Canadien(ne)s français(es)) are an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in Canada from the 17th century onward.

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Highland Park, Illinois

Highland Park is a suburban city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago.

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Houston Grand Opera

Houston Grand Opera (HGO), located in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1955 by German-born impresario Walter Herbert and Houstonians Elva Lobit, Edward Bing, and Charles Cockrell.

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Jazz trio

A jazz trio is a group of three jazz musicians, often a piano trio comprising a pianist, a double bass player and a drummer.

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Jean Kraft

Jean Kraft (January 9, 1940) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano.

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John DeMain

John DeMain is an American conductor.

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John Mauceri

John Francis Mauceri (born September 12, 1945) is an American conductor, producer, educator and writer.

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Kahlil Gibran

Khalil Gibran (sometimes spelled Kahlil; full Arabic name Gibran Khalil Gibran (جبران خليل جبران / ALA-LC: Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān or Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān) (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist. Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (modern day Lebanon), to Khalil Gibran and Kamila Gibran (Rahmeh). As a young man Gibran emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero., BBC News, May 12, 2012, Retrieved May 12, 2012. A member of the New York Pen League, he is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again especially in the 1960s counterculture.Acocella, Joan (January 7, 2008).. The New Yorker. Retrieved March 9, 2009. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Laozi.

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La Scala

La Scala (abbreviation in Italian language for the official name Teatro alla Scala) is an opera house in Milan, Italy.

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Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist.

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Libretto

A libretto is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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Mental disorder

A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.

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New York City Opera

The New York City Opera (NYCO) is an American opera company located in Manhattan in New York City.

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Opera

Opera (English plural: operas; Italian plural: opere) is a form of theatre in which music has a leading role and the parts are taken by singers.

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Paean

A paean is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving.

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Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is a set of theories and therapeutic techniques related to the study of the unconscious mind, which together form a method of treatment for mental-health disorders.

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Psychosis

Psychosis is an abnormal condition of the mind that results in difficulties telling what is real and what is not.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Scat singing

In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all.

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Shaker Heights, Ohio

Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.

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Soprano

A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

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Suburb

A suburb is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city.

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Technicolor

Technicolor is a series of color motion picture processes, the first version dating from 1916, and followed by improved versions over several decades.

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Tenor

Tenor is a type of classical male singing voice, whose vocal range is normally the highest male voice type, which lies between the baritone and countertenor voice types.

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Timothy Nolen

Timothy Nolen (born July 9, 1941) is an American actor and baritone who has had an active career in operas, musicals, concerts, plays, and on television for over four decades.

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Trophy

A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit.

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Trouble in Tahiti

Trouble in Tahiti is a one-act opera in seven scenes composed by Leonard Bernstein with an English libretto by the composer, dedicated to Marc Blitzstein.

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Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera (German) is an Austrian opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria.

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Washington National Opera

The Washington National Opera (WNO) is an opera company in Washington, D.C., USA.

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Wellesley, Massachusetts

Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Wendy White (mezzo-soprano)

Wendy White (born 1953) is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active international singing career in operas and concerts since the late 1970s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_Place_(opera)

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