Paer & Parker: A Roadkill Opera / Various

Paer & Parker: A Roadkill Opera / Various

Music from 1804. Action set in 1988. A new opera (in English).

If you want to get a present for the music lover who has everything, you can be sure they do not have this: the studio recording featuring the original cast and chamber orchestra from the first time A Roadkill Opera was ever heard in public.

The Story

The action takes place on Independence Day weekend 1988 in Jackson, Wyoming. Holly is alone onstage, giving herself a pep talk an hour before the house opens on opening night for Roadkill Live!!!, the first show by a local sketch comedy troupe, the Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company. Eddie enters, in high spirits, intent on selling out the house. Marvin hammers together the scenery. An over-caffeinated Stephan enters, and goes over the running order of the sketches with Eddie and Holly. My Breakfast with Booboo makes it into the show. Churning Jello is cut.

Debby is alone on stage, musing on the fate of the troupe if the show is not a hit. Dave enters and tells her how great it is to be in showbiz. Debby and Stephan debate the pros and cons of various Geo models as they advise Dave on what kind of car to buy for his grandfather. Alone again, Debby wonders what will happen to the troupe if the show is successful. Holly gets butterflies as the curtain approaches.

Stephan informs Debby that the showroom is being torn down. They reminisce on the great acts that have played the room.

Stephan gives Dave a pep talk, and they both flirt with Debby. Holly enters, upset at the news that the room is being torn down. Eddie enters and suggests ways to annoy the town. Dave rings a bell three times and announces that the house is opening. The cast greets the audience and invites them to enjoy the show, highlighting the sketches to come.

Music from 1804 by Ferdinando Paer
Libretto by Stephan Alexander Parker

Jeffrey Dokken, Music Director & Conductor

HOLLY, radio newscaster / lead actress.........Soprano........... Laura Wehrmeyer
EDDIE, whitewater raft guide / lead actor........Baritone.......... Andrew Webster
MARVIN, mechanic / set builder, stage manager......Banging Nails...George Spelvin
STEPHAN, rival raft guide / director....................Bass..... David Timpane
DEBBY, waitress / box office manager.....Soprano... Krista Monique McClellan
DAVE, has a real job / accompanist.............Tenor....... Jeffrey Dokken

Orchestra

Flute.... Martine Micozzi
Clarinet.... Jeannine Altavilla
Bassoon.... Sarah Robinson
Trumpet... Michael Thompson
Timpani..... Jeffrey Dokken
Violin I..... Frank Peracchia
Violin II.... Ian Ross
Viola............ Val Rauch
Cello.......... Kathy Augustine, Natalie Spehar
Hammer, 2x4, cymbal..... Stephan Alexander Parker

Produced by Stephan Alexander Parker, Jeffrey Dokken, and Jeff Gruber

Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Blue House Productions by Audio Engineer Jeff Gruber
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Country USA
Manufacturer CD Baby
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2013-07-04
UnitCount 1
UPCs 887936011146
EANs 0887936011146

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CD Baby
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2013-07-04
UnitCount	1
UPCs	887936011146
EANs	0887936011146

Paer & Parker: A Roadkill Opera / Various

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