Of Mice and Men (opera)

Of Mice and Men is an opera in three acts by the American composer Carlisle Floyd. The English libretto was written by Floyd and is based on the novella of the same name by John Steinbeck. The opera was composed in 1969.^[1]

History

Of Mice and Men was first performed on January 22, 1970 by the Seattle Opera at the Moore Theater.^[2] The opera has been performed frequently within the United States.^[3] The work had its New York debut at the New York City Opera in1983.^[4] In 2004, Albany Records produced a recording of the opera.^[5] The opera is included for performance in the 2011 Opera Australia season and is directed by Australian film director Bruce Beresford.^[6]Sarasota Opera presented it in 2013. The Manitoba Opera and The Austin Opera will be performing it in 2016. ^{[7] [8]}

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast,[9] January 22, 1970 (Conductor: – Anton Coppola)
Lenny Small	tenor	Robert Moulson
George Milton	baritone	Julian Patrick
Curley	tenor	Harry Theyard
Curley’s Wife	soprano	Carol Bayard
Candy	bass	Archie Drake
Slim	baritone	Kerry McDevitt
Carlson	tenor	Erik Townsend
Ballad Singer	tenor	Gerald Thorsen
Ranch Hands (at least 8)	male chorus	Seattle Opera Male Chorus

References

2. Review available at .
3. See reviews at , , and
4. Donal Henahan (October 14, 1983). "Opera: Mice and Men". The New York Times.
5. Review available at
6. Opera Australia event details available at
7. http://www.manitobaopera.mb.ca/
8. http://austinopera.org/event/ofmiceandmen/
9. Cast list from and

External links

• Amadeus Almanac, accessed 4 August 2008