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Harvey Milk Opera in Three Acts "The best new American opera in many years, maybe the best new opera, period." - Francois Tousignant, Le Devoir, Montreal
January 1995 New York Premiere Lincoln Center April 1995 Directed by Christopher Alden New York City Opera Christopher Keene conducting German Premiere Dortmund, Germany February 1996 Directed by John Dew Theater Dortmund Daniel Klayner conducting San Francisco Premiere November 1996 Directed by Christopher Alden San Francisco Opera Donald Runnicles conducting
Harvey Milk tells of the life and death of America's first openly gay elected official. Milk's character is explored as a complex interplay between his dual heritage: part gay, part Jewish. The work concludes with a Kaddish for Harvey Milk interspersing the text of the traditional Aramaic prayer with the memories of those who worked with him. Harvey Milk is dedicated to Paul S. Woerner |
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Harvey Milk: From Man to Myth to Opera |
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Harvey Milk CD |
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Video-Sample 1 (Video, 1:36) |
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Video-Sample 2 (Video, 2:00) |
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Prologue - Nov 28, 1978 (Audio, 1:28) |
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Remember this Moment (Audio, 3:33) |
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Gay Bashing - Faggots (Audio, 1:07) |
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Love Duet - Harvey and Scott (Audio, 6:17) |
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Murder - Voice of Harvey Milk (Audio, 1:26) |
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Kaddish (Audio, 11:36) |
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