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Description

Commissioned by Opera 2000.

This is a low entertainment for highbrows, or vice-versa. It is the history of Mr. and Mrs. Jedermann, a couple of song and dance merchants, and incidentally of the twentieth century too. The Jedermanns stumble through the momentous events, politics and social change of the last one hundred years, never aging and only begrudgingly developing. Their sole aim is to provide some songs and snatches, to raise a laugh or provoke a tear.

The form the piece adopts is more that of musical comedy than opera. It is a modern Singspiel, a review of a century in nineteen panels. There is dialogue and songs, but from time to time the action is interrupted by through-composed mini-operas which contain the serious, imaginative heart of the show.

Details

Categories
Duration
2 hours 10 minutes
Libretto/text
Keith Warner
Scoring
10 Voice, 1 Piccolo, 2 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Cor anglais, 2 B-flat Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet in B-flat, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet in B-flat, 1 Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Percussion, 1 Piano, 1 Guitar, 1 Banjo, 8 Violin, 2 Viola, 2 Violoncello, 2 Double bass
Composition date
1999

Performances

7 September 2019

This is a 'Cover performance', so will have a shorter programme

Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, Holborn, WC2A 2HT

British Youth Opera

6 September 2019

+ a pre-show talk at 5.45pm

Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, Holborn, WC2A 2HT

British Youth Opera

4 September 2019

+ a pre-show talk at 5.45pm

Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, Holborn, WC2A 2HT

British Youth Opera

31 August 2019

Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, Holborn, WC2A 2HT

British Youth Opera

6 March 2010

The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

The Jedermanns: Lucie Louvrier and Matthew Cooper. Singers and instrumentalists from the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music. Director: Keith Warner, Conductor: Lionel Friend.

6 March 2010

The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

The Jedermanns: Lucie Louvrier and Matthew Cooper. Singers and instrumentalists from the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music. Director: Keith Warner, Conductor: Lionel Friend.

5 March 2010

The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

The Jedermanns: Lucie Louvrier and Matthew Cooper. Singers and instrumentalists from the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music. Director: Keith Warner, Conductor: Lionel Friend.

4 March 2010

The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

The Jedermanns: Lucie Louvrier and Matthew Cooper. Singers and instrumentalists from the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music. Director: Keith Warner, Conductor: Lionel Friend.