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THE GOLDEN TICKET
Commissioned by American Lyric Theater, Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director and Felicity Dahl
115 minutes
Published by Music Link International
THE GOLDEN TICKET
an opera
Music by Peter Ash
Text Adapted by Donald Sturrock
The Golden Ticket is an ambitious new opera by American composer Peter Ash and British librettist Donald Sturrock, based on Roald Dahl's best-selling modern fairy tale Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Since the story was first published in 1964, three generations around the world have grown up with this fable of a small boy, a chocolate factory and its mercurial owner, Willy Wonka.
Scenes from the opera were workshopped at the National Theatre, where Trevor Nunn praised its ambitious imagination, attractive melodies and the "richness of its challenging conceptual effects." Sir Simon Rattle also salutes the piece: "It's an impressive achievement, full of musical imagination, colour and invention. I love it. It should make the perfect family opera."
The Golden Ticket - Atlanta Opera
Audience response
CAST LIST
Boy treble
Bass-baritone
Soprano
Contralto
Tenor
Bass
Countertenor
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Baritone
Soprano
Tenor
Charlie
Willy Wonka / Mr. Know
Grandma Georgina / Mrs. Gloop
Grandma Josephine / Mrs. Teavee
Grandpa Joe
Grandpa George / Mr. Beauregard
Mike Teavee
Candy Mallow / Squirrelmistress
Veruca Salt
Lord Salt
Violet Beauregard
Augustus Gloop
Adult Chorus of Gargoyles, Factory Workers, Townsfolk and Oompa Loompas
Children's Chorus of Turkish Squirrels
Developmental Support for The Golden Ticket was provided in the United Kingdom by The Royal National Theatre Studio
and The National Endowment for Science Technology and The Arts
ORCHESTRATION
12 soloists, chorus, children's chorus,
chamber ensemble (23 players)
RECORDINGS
Atlanta Opera/Peter Ash
Albany Records
For more about Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:
http://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/1960s/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory
PERFORMANCES
WORLD PREMIERE
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, June 2010
EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Wexford Festival Opera, October 2010
Atlanta Opera, March 2012