Becoming Santa Claus

2015 opera by Mark Adamo

Becoming Santa Claus is an opera in one act by American composer Mark Adamo. Adamo also wrote the English-language libretto.[1] Commissioned by the Dallas Opera, the work had its world premiere at the Winspear Opera House on December 4, 2015.[2] The opera has an approximate running time of 100 minutes.[3]

## Roles[edit]

Roles, voice types, premiere cast Role  | Voice type[4] | Premiere cast,[5] 4 December 2015
Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume[6]

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Queen Sophine  | mezzo-soprano | Jennifer Rivera
Prince Claus  | tenor | Jonathan Blalock
Donkey/Messenger  | bass | Matt Boehler
Yan, an elf | soprano | Hila Plitmann
Ib, an elf | mezzo-soprano  | Lucy Schaufer
Yab, an elf | tenor  | Keith Jameson
Ob, an elf | bass-baritone | Kevin Burdette

## See also[edit]

* List of Christmas operas

## References[edit]

1. ^ Catherine Womack (December 8, 2015). "The Dallas Opera Delivers a Wild Christmas Gift With Becoming Santa Claus". D Magazine.
2. ^ Scott Cantrell (December 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus: Dallas". Opera News.
3. ^ Mark Lowry (December 3, 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus adds opera to holiday calendar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
4. ^ "Becoming Santa Claus". Opera America. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
5. ^ "The Dallas Opera Presents World Premiere of Becoming Santa Claus Tonight". BroadwayWorld. December 4, 2015.
6. ^ Gregory Sullivan Isaacs (December 7, 2015). "The Giving Season: The Dallas Opera ends its groundbreaking year of new works on the nice list with Mark Adamo's kaleidoscopic Becoming Santa Claus". Theaterjones.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Work details, markadamo.com
* Work details, synopsis, Schirmer Music

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* Little Women (1998)
* Lysistrata (2005)
* Becoming Santa Claus (2015)

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