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- Gian Carlo Menotti
The Most Important Man (1971)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
- 2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.2perc/hp.pf.org/str
- Dramatic Baritone, Dramatic Tenor, Mezzo soprano, Lyric Soprano, Dramatic Soprano, 2 Baritones, 2 Tenors, Bass, Buffo Bass
- Libretto by the composer.
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis:
Set in 20th-century colonial Africa, Toimé Ukamba hopes to become the ‘most important man’ with his discovery of a formula to change the world. He is thwarted by the ‘white state’ and by the scientist who is his mentor. He dies in disgrace.
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Set in 20th-century colonial Africa, Toimé Ukamba hopes to become the ‘most important man’ with his discovery of a formula to change the world. He is thwarted by the ‘white state’ and by the scientist who is his mentor. He dies in disgrace.
View Full Score - Act II & III
Scores
Full Score - Act II & III