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        • 3(pic).2(ca).2+bcl.2/4331/timp.2perc/cel.hp/str; onstage piano trio (vn, vc, pf) in Act I, Scene 6
        • Solo: 4 Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Contralto, 4 Baritone, Bass, non-singing roles
        • 1 hr 30 min

        Programme Note

        During the early years of World War II in England, Laura Jesson takes the train to a nearby town once a week for shopping and a movie. A chance encounter with Alec Harvey — who, like Laura, is married with two children — leads quickly to passion. They continue to meet surreptitiously until they must finally decide between love and honor.

        Libretto by John Caird. Based upon the play Still Life and the screenplay to the 1945 film Brief Encounter, both by Noë Coward.

        Premiere: May 1, 2009 at the Houston Grand Opera. Featuring Elizabeth Futral, Nathan Gunn, and Kim Josephson. Conducted by Patrick Summers.

        Cast List
           LAURA JESSON: Mezzo-Soprano
           ALEC HARVEY: Baritone
           FRED JESSON: Baritone
           MYRTLE BAGOT: Contralto
           ALBERT GODBY: Bass
           DOLLY MESSITER: Soprano
           STANLEY: Baritone
           BERYL: Soprano
           DOCTOR GRAVES: Baritone
           MARY NORTON: Soprano
           MRS. ROLANDSON: Soprano

        Non-singing roles:
           MAITRE D'HOTEL
           WAITER AT THE ROYAL HOTEL
           WAITER N THE KARDOMAH CAFÉ
           PORTERS AT THE STATION

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