Opera

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CINDERELLA AND THE MIRACLE MAN is a three-act opera based on the traditional fairy tale. Characters include Cinderella, 2 Stepsisters, Stepmother, Prince, King, Queen, Court Jester, Miracle Man, Coachmen (male octet), Onstage and Offstage Chorus. Also two ballet sequences.

(Orchestra: 2 fl., picc., 2 ob., Eng. Hn., 2 cl., bass cl., 2 bsn, 4 hn., 3 tpt., 3 trb., tuba, timp., 3 perc., celeste, harp, strings)

Below is a complete performance of the orchestral score of CINDERELLA AND THE MIRACLE MAN, with the Piano-Vocal score appearing on the screen. What is missing, however, are the voices themselves. Hopefully, these will be provided in the future by live singers when, and if, the work is given a live performance.

ACT ONE (25 minutes): The Stepmother and Sisters prepare to go to the King's ball, leaving Cinderella behind to do the chores. She makes a wish that she could go, too, and falls asleep, but is roused by the Miracle Man, who has come in reponse to her wish. He prepares her to go to the ball dressed in finery, including magical slippers of glass.

Above: a 15-minute narrated synopsis of CINDERELLA AND THE MIRACLE MAN.

ACT THREE (15 minutes): The Stepmother and Sisters have found Cinderella's slipper. They lock her in the house as the Prince arrives, in search of its owner. They pretend it is theirs. The sisters try to put the slipper on, but it burns their feel. Cinderella's voice is heard from within the house. The Miracle Man appears, and the two lovers are united.

ACT TWO (38 minutes): At the Palace, the King tells the Prince that he must choose a bride, despite his longing for an "unspoiled" girl whom he is yet to meet. Dressed as a Jester, he sees Cinderella when she arrives, and they immediately fall in love. At midnight the spell is broken, and she rushes out, leaving one of her magic slippers behind. In the final scene she wakes up, as in act One, and finds the magic slipper.

CINDERELLA AND THE MIRACLE MAN

Opera in three acts.

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Act I, Prelude and Scene 1

Act I, Scene 2

Act II, Scene 1

Act II, Scene 2

Act II, Scene 3

Act II, Scenes 4 and 5

Act III, Prelude and Scene 1

Act III, Scene 2