LATER THE SAME EVENING
Story and libretto by Mark Campbell
Musto captures the bittersweet aura of the piece perfectly in a score that never wastes a note or a moment of the audience's time. His accessible but sophisticated style has many roots in American musical theater -- which makes the passing references to the hit show the characters are presumably watching all the more delicious -- but the flow of conversation and mood is elegantly captured in a score that combines an unerring feel for smart text setting and pointed instrumental commentary that is both melodically graceful and harmonically pungent. Musto's many songs are treasures of the American repertory, and here he establishes himself with even more distinction as a skilled opera composer. - Musical America
Cast:
Elaine O'Neill, soprano
Ruth Baldwin, soprano
Valentina Scarcella, coloratura soprano
Rose Segal, soprano or mezzo-soprano
Estelle Oglethorpe, mezzo-soprano
Thelma Yablonski, mezzo-soprano
Jimmy O'Keefe, tenor
Sheldon Segal, tenor
Joe Harland, baritone
Ronaldo Cabral, baritone
Gus O'Neill, bass-baritone
Instrumentation:
Flute (Piccolo)
Oboe (English Horn)
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
2 Horns
Trumpet
Trombone
2 Percussion
Piano
Strings
Later the Same Evening (Complete)