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King Priam (opera)Year: 1958-61
Genre: Opera
Pr. Instrument: Voice
- Prelude
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Act 1
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Scene 1
- 1.What is it, Nurse?
- 2.Old man of Troy, you're welcome
- 3.Then am I no longer mother to this child
- 4.A father and a King
- 5.The Queen is right
- 6.First Interlude. Thus shall a story begin
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Scene 2
- 1.The bull is away over there
- 2.They have taken my bull
- 3.Father, he's a shepherd boy
- 4.So I'd hoped it might be
- 5.Second Interlude. Ah, but life, life is a bitter charade
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Scene 3
- 1.Ah, ah...
- 2.Divine go-between, that's who I am
- 3.Lady Athene, if I honour you
- 4.Lady Hera, if I honour you
- 5.Aphrodite, if I honour you
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Act 2
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Scene 1
- 1.So you've given up fighting!
- 2.So Trojans honour Menelaus...
- 3.First Interlude. Hermes, Hermes, with the winged feet come quick!
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Scene 2
- 1.O rich-soiled land
- 2.Why are you weeping, Patroclus?
- 3.Second Interlude. O, O, what a threat to Troy
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Scene 3
- 1.A hero in Achilles' armour...
- 2.All Trojans, all fought bravely
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Act 3
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Scene 1
- 1.Lady Andromache, should we not light the fire?
- 2.Daughter Andromache, you must go out...
- 3.Did you hear?
- 4.Ler her rave
- 5.O that my ears should hear impiety so gross!
- 6.Now you shall go
- 7.First Interlude. No... No... No... We have it from the runner
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Scene 2
- 1.What is happening?
- 2.A crime
- 3.The soul will answer from where the pain is quickest
- 4.Second Interlude
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Scene 3
- 1.Priam! Here! What is this?
- 2.I clasp your knees, Achilles
- 3.Old man, I am touched
- 4.Third Interlude -
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Scene 4
- 1.Where is my father, where is Priam?
- 2.Ah, ah! Ah, ah!
- 3.Ah, ha, ha, ha
- 4.Ah, ah!
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