A woman confined to her bedroom by her well-meaning yet misguided husband struggles with motherhood, imprisonment, isolation and madness in THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by the award-winning American composer DAN WELCHER based upon Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s shocking and seminal short story. LUCY SCHAUFER will sing the role of The Woman.
THE WORLD PREMIERE IS SCHEDULED FOR 19 JULY 2013
AT THE FREE FOR ALL FESTIVAL IN ENGLAND.
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THE STORY: The full libretto can be viewed in addition to Dan Welcher's notes on adapting the story for the opera.
THE MUSIC: Scenes Four and Five in Piano/Vocal and Full Score are available, plus Piano/Vocal excerpt of Scene one.
THE DEMO: Scenes Four and Five recorded with the Endymion Ensemble
and Lucy Schaufer conducted by Dan Welcher.
For further information, please contact Judith Ilika of Theodore Presser
or Lucy Schaufer at Turn the Page Productions
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