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American Chamber Opera Company, Inc. Complete Repertoire

Listed below alphabetically by piece, 

then alphabetically by composer, 

then in chronological order

Repertoire list (alphabetical, by piece):

The Andree Expedition, by Dominick Argento (Stage Premiere)

Aria Da Capo, by Larry Alan Smith (N.Y. Premiere)

The Bear, by William Walton

Beast and Superbeast by Jorge Martín (World Premiere):

          The Interlopers; Sredni Vashtar; The Mappined Life; Tobermory

Blennerhassett, by Vittorio Giannini (Stage Premiere; NPR Radio Broadcast)

Chromatic Fantasy, by Barbara Kolb

Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell

Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, by Jack Beeson

Dora by Melissa Shiflett (Workshop; World Premiere)

Faust Triumphant by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

From the Diary of Virginia Woolf by Dominick Argento

Frustration, by Sheldon Harnick

Full Moon in March, by John Harbison (N.Y. Premiere)

Gallantry, by Douglas Moore

Garden of Mystery by Charles Wakefield Cadman (Stage Premiere)

A Hand of Bridge, by Samuel Barber

Hello Out There, by Jack Beeson

Hin und Zuruck (There and Back), by Paul Hindemith

King Harald's Saga, by Judith Weir (Stage Premiere)

The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Lukas Foss

The Last Lover, by Robert Starer (N.Y. Premiere)

La Serva Padrona (The Maid as Mistress), by G. P. Pergolesi

Lisa’s Room by Melissa Shiflett (World Premiere)

Mass for the Dead, by Alice Shields (World Premiere)

Medea in Exile by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

The Medium, by Gian Carlo Menotti (45th Anniversary Production)

The Mighty Casey, by William Schuman

Miss Donnithorne's Maggot, by Peter Maxwell Davies

Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos, by Peter Westergaard

Mozart and Salieri by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (New Translation)

My Undying Love by Melissa Shiflett (Workshop: World Premiere)

My Year, My Life by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

Peronelle, by Larry Lipkis (World Premiere)

Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg (New English Translation)

The Poor Sailor (Le Pauvre Matelot), by Darius Milhaud

Postcard from Morocco by Dominick Argento

Puss in Boots, by Jorge Martin (World Premiere; workshop) 

Savitri, by Gustav Holst

Seven Deadly Sins by Wm. Albright (N.Y. Premiere)

Shaman by Alice Shields (World Premiere)

She Stoop to Conquer by Marjorie Rusche (World Premiere)

Signor Deluso, by Thomas Pasatieri

Simonetta, by Larry Lipkis (World Premiere)

The Stoned Guest, by P.D.Q. Bach

The Stronger, by Hugo Weisgall

The Telephone, by Gian Carlo Menotti

The Tell-Tale Heart, by Bruce Adolphe (N.Y. Premiere)

The Theater of Song (multiple composers)

This is the Rill Speaking by Lee Hoiby

Three Mimes by Robert Cantrick (World Premiere)

Three Pieces for Theatre Orchestra, by Charles Ives

Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters, by Ned Rorem

Through/In by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

Tobermory  by Jorge Martín (New York Premiere)

The Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinsky

Trouble in Tahiti, by Leonard Bernstein

The Truth about Windmills, by Alec Wilder (New York Premiere)

A Water Bird Talk, by Dominick Argento

Who's on Faust by George Zarr (World Premiere)

The Wig, by Nicholas Flagello (World Premiere)


Repertoire list (alphabetical, by composer):


The Tell-Tale Heart, by Bruce Adolphe (N.Y. Premiere)

Seven Deadly Sins, by William Albright (N.Y. Premiere) (2 productions)

Faust Triumphant by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)  (2 productions)

Medea in Exile by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

My Year, My Life by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

Through/In by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

The Andree Expedition, by Dominick Argento (Stage Premiere)

From the Diary of Virginia Woolf  by Dominick Argento

Postcard from Morocco by Dominick Argento

A Waterbird Talk, by Dominick Argento (2 productions)

The Stoned Guest, by P.D.Q. Bach

A Hand of Bridge, by Samuel Barber

Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, by Jack Beeson

Hello Out There, by Jack Beeson (2 productions)

Trouble in Tahiti, by Leonard Bernstein (2 productions)

Garden of Mystery by Charles Wakefield Cadman (Stage Premiere)

Three Mimes by Robert Cantrick (World Premiere)

Miss Donnithorne's Maggot, by Peter Maxwell Davies

The Wig, by Nicholas Flagello (World Premiere)

The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Lukas Foss

Blennerhassett, by Vittorio Giannini (Stage Premiere; NPR Radio Broadcast)

Full Moon in March, by John Harbison (N.Y. Premiere)

Frustration, by Sheldon Harnick

Hin und Zuruck (There and Back), by Paul Hindemith

This is the Rill Speaking by Lee Hoiby

Savitri, by Gustav Holst

Three Pieces for Theatre Orchestra, by Charles Ives

Chromatic Fantasy, by Barbara Kolb

Peronelle, by Larry Lipkis (World Premiere)

Simonetta, by Larry Lipkis (World Premiere)

Puss in Boots, by Jorge Martin (World Premiere; workshop) 

Beast and Superbeast by Jorge Martín (World Premiere):

The Interlopers; Sredni Vashtar; The Mappined Life; Tobermory

Tobermory by Jorge Martín (New York Premiere; 2 productions) 

The Medium, by Gian Carlo Menotti (45th Anniversary Production)

The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti (2 productions)

The Poor Sailor (Le Pauvre Matelot), by Darius Milhaud

Gallantry by Douglas Moore

Signor Deluso by Thomas Pasatieri

La Serva Padrona (The Maid as Mistress), by G. P. Pergolesi

Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell

Mozart and Salieri by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (New Translation)

Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters by Ned Rorem

She Stoop to Conquer by Marjorie Rusche (World Premiere)

Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg (New English Translation)

The Mighty Casey by William Schuman

Mass for the Dead by Alice Shields (World Premiere)

Shaman by Alice Shields (World Premiere)

Dora by Melissa Shiflett (Workshop; World Premiere)

Lisa’s Room by Melissa Shiflett (World Premiere)

My Undying Love by Melissa Shiflett (Workshop; World Premiere)

Aria Da Capo by Larry Alan Smith (N.Y. Premiere)

The Last Lover by Robert Starer (N.Y. Premiere)

The Soldier's Tale  (L'Histoire du Soldat) by Igor Stravinsky

The Bear by William Walton

King Harald's Saga by Judith Weir (Stage Premiere)

The Stronger by Hugo Weisgall

Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos by Peter Westergaard

The Truth about Windmills by Alec Wilder (New York Premiere)

Who's on Faust by George Zarr (World Premiere)

The Theater of Song (multiple composers)


Repertoire list (chronological, mostly double-or triple-bills):

 1984-85: 

The Telephone, by Gian Carlo Menotti/H

      Hello Out There, by Jack Beeson 

La Serva Padrona (The Maid as Mistress), by G. P. Pergolesi/

      The Last Lover, by Robert Starer (N.Y. Premiere)

1985-86: 

The Stronger, by Hugo Weisgall/

     Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters, by Ned Rorem

A Hand of Bridge, by Samuel Barber/

     Three Pieces for Theatre Orchestra, by Charles Ives/

     Aria Da Capo, by Larry Alan Smith (N.Y. Premiere) 

The Bear by William Walton/

     Signor Deluso by Thomas Pasatieri

1986-87: 

Hin und Zuruck (There and Back), by Paul Hindemith/ 

      Seven Deadly Sins, by Wm. Albright (N.Y. Premiere)/

     A Waterbird Talk, by Dominick Argento 

Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell/

      Shaman, by Alice Shields (World Premiere)

1987-88: 

Chromatic Fantasy, by Barbara Kolb/

      Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos, by Peter Westergaard/ 

      Full Moon in March, by John Harbison (N.Y. Premiere) 

Gallantry, by Douglas Moore/

     Trouble in Tahiti, by Leonard Bernstein

1988-89: 

The Tell-Tale Heart, by Bruce Adolphe (N.Y. Premiere)/

      Miss Donnithorne's Maggot, by Peter Maxwell Davies

1989-90: 

The Mighty Casey, by William Schuman/ 

Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, by Jack Beeson/ 

      Peronelle, by Larry Lipkis (World Premiere)

1990-91: 

The Poor Sailor (Le Pauvre Matelot), by Darius Milhaud/ 

      The Wig, by Nicholas Flagello (World Premiere) 

Frustration, by Sheldon Harnick/

      The Stoned Guest, by P.D.Q. Bach/ 

      Blennerhassett, by Vittorio Giannini (Stage Premiere; NPR Radio Broadcast)

1991-92: 

The Telephone, by Gian Carlo Menotti /

      The Medium, by Gian Carlo Menotti (45th Anniversary Production) 

King Harald's Saga, by Judith Weir (Stage Premiere)/ 

      The Andree Expedition, by Dominick Argento (Stage Premiere)/

      Mozart and Salieri, by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (New Translation) 

Puss in Boots, by Jorge Martin (World Premiere; workshop) 

1992-93: 

The Theater of Song 

The Truth about Windmills, by Alec Wilder (New York Premiere)/ 

     Savitri, by Gustav Holst

1993-94 : 

Seven Deadly Sins, by William Albright/

      Mass for the Dead, by Alice Shields (World Premiere) 

A Water Bird Talk, by Dominick Argento/

      Tobermory by Jorge Martín (New York Premiere) 

Hello Out There by Jack Beeson/

      Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein

1994-95: 

Three Mimes by Robert Cantrick (World Premiere)/

       This is the Rill Speaking by Lee Hoiby 

Who's on Faust by George Zarr (World Premiere)/

       Seven Deadly Sins by William Albright/

      The Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinsky/

      Faust Triumphant by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

1995-96: 

The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Lukas Foss/ 

      Garden of Mystery by Charles Wakefield Cadman (Stage Premiere) 

Beast and Superbeast by Jorge Martín (World Premiere):The Interlopers; Sredni Vashtar; The Mappined Life; Tobermory

1996-97: 

Dora by Melissa Shiflett (Workshop)

1997-98: 

Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg (New English Translation)/ 

      My Year, My Life by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

1998-99: 

She Stoop to Conquer by Marjorie Rusche (World Premiere)/

       Postcard from Morocco by Dominick Argento

1999-2000: 

From the Diary of Virginia Woolf by Dominick Argento/

      Medea in Exile by Douglas Anderson (World Premiere)

2002: 

Dora by Melissa Shiflett (World Premiere)

2006: 

Through/In by Douglas Anderson -recording

2008:  

My Undying Love by Melissa Shiflett (workshop)

2016: 

Lisa’s Room by Melissa Shiflett (World Premiere)/

       Faust Triumphant by Douglas Anderson

2019: My Undying Love by Melissa Shiflett (World Premiere) 

2022: Through/In (World Premiere) by Douglas Anderson/

Simonetta (World Premiere) by Larry Lipkis


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