Opera in Four Acts

Lyric tragic comedy

 

Music by

(to be composed)

 

Based on the

Jack Funnybone/Fate trilogy

by

Antonio De Ionno

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What is the opera about?

God is Dead is an apocalyptic and tragic tale of two couples (one same-sex) in search of love.

 

Characters

Jack Funnybone, a comedy writer                            tenor

Jo King, a comedienne                                                 soprano

Venus, lover to Jo King                                                mezzo-soprano

Jane, lover to Jack Funnybone                                   mezzo-soprano

Bill Wiseman, a sage                                                     bass-baritone

Surfer                                                                                 baritone

Male adult beachgoer                                                   baritone

Female adult beachgoer                                               mezzo-soprano

Little boy                                                                          treble

Little girl                                                                          treble

Bully boy                                                                          treble

Sunbathers, beach goers, surfers, sailboarders, lifesavers and boaties (fishing)

 

Time: Present day

Place: Aldinga Beach

Settings:

• A beach house

• The beach

• A settler’s cottage (circa early 1900s)

Visual motifs:

• A suitcase (Act I)

• A Jack and Jill (Act I)

• The Harlequin (Act II)

• The Sage (Act II)

• Beauty: Venus, Goddess of Love (Act III)

• Death (Act IV)

 

Arias: 14

Duets: 7

Trios: 1

Choral Odes: 13

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