An opera in two acts for chamber orchestra, small chorus and soloists. In some english language editions the story is called the almond tree. Cim opera theater will present the juniper tree october 31, november 2 and november 3 in mixon hall. The juniper tree, a 1985 opera composed by philip glass and robert moran. Several species are cultivated, and juniper cones, known as berries, are used to flavor gin and other beverages. The plants are found throughout the northern hemisphere. The juniper tree by philip glass, published by dunvagen music publishers inc. This very grim story of death, rebirth, and love is accompanied by wonderful music.
The opera was first produced in 1985 at the american repertory theater in cambridge massachusetts. Cim opera theater to begin the juniper tree on halloween. While the juniper tree is listed as an opera, it is much like a straightforward recording of a play in the way the witches of venice was done with the lines sungspoken with the music. The juniper tree philip glass wise music classical.
The juniper tree by philip glass, why i produce opera by. Just when you think wolf trap opera cant keep churning out imaginative and surprising productions, darned if it doesnt happen again. Exploring the silliest and darkest sides of marriage at. An excerpt from the philip glassrobert moran opera, the 1985 world premiere production at the american repertory theatre, cambridge, ma. Download article as pdfby jarrett hoffman murder, cannibalism, a return from the dead, and revenge basically everything you could want from an evening out. The juniper tree opera wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The daughter, tricked by the evil stepmother into thinking she killed her halfbrother, buries the bones around a juniper tree where the. Performances will feature original films by students from the cleveland institute of art, filmed on location at hale farm and village. This is the beauty behind the double billing put together by the closing performance of the opera season at the wolf trap, which includes the juniper tree and bastianello. A capacity audience responded enthusiastically to tulsa operas first staging of a glass opera. Robert moran and philip glass, liberetto by arthur yor inks.
Cim is easily accessible to all music lovers providing hundreds of concerts annually, most free of. Join opera omaha for its 20202021 season filled with incredible productions including, the marriage of figaro, eugene onegin and sweeney todd. Based on a brothers grimm fairytale, the juniper tree is a fantastical and macabre tale of intrigue with a dramatic and surprise. Art installation inspired by the opera the juniper tree. The juniper tree is an opera cocomposed by philip glass 1 and robert moran 2 in 1985 to a libretto by arthur yorinks based on the brothers grimm fairy tale. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 10, depending on. Commissioned by the american repertory theater, cambridge, ma. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Wolf trap opera season concludes with a doublebill featuring john mustos bastianello and philip glass and robert morans the juniper tree the barns at. The result is a fascinating hybrid, each composer holding on to his own identity while melding with the other. For the concluding offering of an offbeat season, the wolf trap opera has served up a pair of curiosities. The text in the grimm collection is in low german and was originally written down by the painter philipp otto runge. On friday night, the master chefs of wolf trap opera served up a fable, bastianello, and a fairy tale, the juniper tree. Depending on your definition of things operatic, anna dembskas juniper tree at the henry street settlement last sunday night was or was not what it said it was an opera.
The juniper tree is an opera composed by philip glass and robert moran with a libretto by arthur yorinks, and is based on the tale by the brothers grimm. Juniper, genus of about 60 to 70 species of aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs in the cypress family cupressaceae. If anyone is worried about the future of opera, all they have to do is attend a college production to calm the nerves. Opera classical weta is washingtons home for opera on the radio. The juniper tree, a 1997 opera by roderick watkins music and patricia debney libretto. The opera is based on a grimm fairy tale of a wicked stepmother who murders her stepson, and serves him up in a stew to his hungry, unsuspecting father. Bastianello by john musto and the juniper tree by philip glass and robert moran. The first scene of the chamber opera, the juniper tree 1993 based on a brothers grimm tale. Date thursday, october 31, 2019 sunday, november 03, 2019 since its founding in 1920, cim has offered a worldclass education to students from age 3 to 93. You get all of that in philip glass and robert morans the juniper tree, presented by cim opera theater beginning on halloween night, october 31. The juniper tree is an opera cocomposed by philip glass and robert moran in 1985 to a libretto by arthur yorinks based on the brothers grimm fairy tale. Three university circle groups partner in planting dark. Glass and fellow composer robert moran collaborated in virtually equal measure on the composition of the juniper tree.
In the two decades since, the juniper tree has been revived in germany, england, and canada. If family trees were real trees, most would be suffering from nasty withering diseases. The stepmother is consumed by jealousy of her predecessor and kills the son, cooking him as a stew that she then feeds to her husband. Robert pittman conductor andrei serban director michael h. The opera stays true to the original tale is most respects, though it places additional emphasis on the stepmothers resentment of the first wife. The opera is in two acts and is scored for two baritones, bass, mezzosoprano, four sopranos, tenor, mixed chorus, childrens voices and chamber orchestra. Cim opera theater presents the juniper tree cleveland institute. Cim opera theater presents the juniper tree cleveland. When youre ready to plant, select an area with welldrained soil, dig a hole large enough to accommodate the trees root ball along with some extra width for mature growth, place your juniper and back fill the hole. As an evergreen, juniper is a popular residential ornamental plant, used in. Renowned for music for opera, dance, theater, chamber ensemble, symphonic works, and film.
The juniper tree enbarsbusken ar en opera med musik av philip glass 1 och robert moran 2 fran 1985 till ett libretto av arthur yorinks byggd pa en av broderna grimms sagor. You will hear many spoken lines as opposed to sung lines in many of the tracks. Juniper tree was performed at jan hus theatre, 351 e. Classical community we connect with local arts groups.
A glass scene is followed by a moran scene, with transitions composed by each. The director is donna stirrup english national opera and glyndebourne festival opera and andrew langley conducts an ensemble from the london music colleges. Finish by watering the surrounding soil near your juniper and mulching to conserve moisture. Cim opera theater presents the juniper tree university. Immediate future performances were scheduled for houston grand opera, american music theater festival in philadelphia, and minnesota opera. After a boy is murdered by his jealous stepmother, he is transformed into a bird and exacts revenge. Tulsa operas production of the juniper tree, a seventyfive minute, oneact chamber opera by philip glass and robert moran, has that sort of spirit about it. Philip glass and robert moran composed music in alternating scenes for their 1984 opera, which is at once shocking and tuneful, with an uplifting. With shapes ranging from groundhugging juniper bushes just 6 inches high to towering juniper trees feet tall, and colors from steely blue to shimmering gold, theres a juniper that suits nearly every landscape need.
This opera may be unique in that glass and fellow composer robert moran collaborated in virtually equal degree on its composition. The juniper tree opera, a 1985 opera composed by philip glass and robert moran. In roderick watkinss the juniper tree, the titular tree is where dead relations are buried, but this. Discovering an opera based on the brothers grimm fairytale the juniper tree which has never previously been seen or heard live in the uk, i wanted to bring it to life. Juniper berries are most famous for flavoring gin and have also been recently used to flavor liquors and sauces.
The opera tells the story of a boy decapitated by his wicked stepmother and then fed in a stew to his unsuspecting father. Cia, cim work in concert on the juniper tree cleveland. Cim opera theaterwith director dean southern, conductor harry davidson and the cleveland institute of music orchestrawill present the juniper tree october 31, november 2 and november 3 in mixon hall. Juniper tree care in the winter home guides sf gate. Inspired by experience staging contemporary opera, dean southern, head of the schools opera division and director of the juniper tree, got the notion to challenge students with a 1984. There are numerous highlyskilled young people ready to take up the genres mantle, as was clear from the cleveland institute of music opera theaters production of the juniper tree in mixon hall on halloween weekend. Juniperwhich generally grows to no more than 3 to 4 feet high but can grow into a 30foot treeis usually a small tree or shrub that is abundant in cool, temperate areas throughout north america and, indeed, throughout the world. Wolf trap opera season concludes with a doublebill. The juniper tree is based on one of the brothers grimms darkest, most mature tales, taking the idea of the evil stepmother to the extreme. Andrew toovey the juniper tree opera scene 1 youtube.