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The Old Maid and the Thief. Gian Carlo Menotti. Voice sheet music.
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Old Maid un Thief. Gian Menoti. Balss notis.
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The Old Maid and the Thief. A Grotesque Opera in 14 Scenes. Composed by Gian Carlo Menotti. 1911-. For 4 vocals soloists. Masterworks. Vocal. Opera. Score. Belwin Edition. Opera, 20th Century and Italian. Vocal score. Composed 1939. 192 pages. Published by Belwin Music. AP.FC01282. ISBN 0769245919. Opera, 20th Century and Italian. 9x12 inches. This one act opera, divided into 14 scenes, is about an old maid, Miss Todd, who is a busybody in her small town. Though she is of high standing in her community, her love life has been bare for over forty years. Her housemaid Laetitia is a young catty, eavesdropper who is wary of becoming an Old Maid like her employer. Bob, a wanderer. bum. , comes to Miss Todd's door one afternoon while the town gossip, Miss Pinkerton is visiting. Enamored of his beauty, Laetitia easily convinces Miss Todd to let him stay. Intending to leave the next morning Bob sings "When the Air Sings of Summer". Bob's Bedroom Aria. , Laetitia convinces him to stay for the rest of the week. The next day Miss Todd learns from Miss Pinkerton of an escaped convict matching Bob's description is in the area. Undeterred, she leaves money out for Bob to "steal". Eventually unable to continue financing Bob, she resorts to stealing from her neighbors. Meanwhile, Laetitia is falling in love with the wanderer and sings "Steal Me Sweet Thief" an aria of her love for him, asking him to steal her away before time ravages and withers her looks. Miss Pinkerton, encounters Miss Todd and warns her to "Keep all the doors locked, keep all the windows closed" because the thief is in town and has stolen from the neighbors. Laetitia once again finds Bob preparing to leave and he will only stay if he can "have something to drink. " Miss Todd, being a good prohibitionist, doesn't have any in the house and would scandalize the town if she was seen buying liquor, forms a plan with Laetitia to break into a liquor store. The next day Miss Pinkerton visits Miss Todd at home and informs her that the liquor store has been violated and the owner attacked. A drunken Bob interrupts their conversation, singing loudly upstairs. She also says that the police are going to search every house to find the thief. Forcing Miss Pinkerton out the door, Miss Todd and Laetitia confront Bob about his true identity. Explaining the police were on their way, Miss Todd plans to run away with Bob. Bob refuses to runaway because he has done nothing wrong. Miss Todd "Is your love for me so small that you would see me in prison. " Bob "Small. I don't love you at all" Miss Todd rages and leaves saying she would call the police and blame all the theft on him. Glumly, Bob and Laetitia duet on whether to stay and face the charges or leave, Laetitia winning the argument. They steal all Miss Todd's valuables including car and rided off together. Miss Todd returns to find everything stolen and collapses in grief.
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Old Maid un Thief. Groteskā Opera 14 Ainas. Sastāvā Gian Menoti. 1911 -. Par 4 vokāls solistu. Masterworks. Vokāls. Opera. Punktu skaits. Belwin Edition. Opera, 20th Century un itāļu. Vokālā partitūra. Šādā sastāvā: 1939. 192 lappuses. Publicējusi Belwin Music. AP.FC01282. ISBN 0769245919. Opera, 20th Century un itāļu. 9x12 collas. Tas viens akts opera, kas sadalīts 14 ainas, ir apmēram vecā meitene, Miss Tods, kurš ir nemiera gars viņas mazpilsētā. Lai gan viņa ir augstu stāvokli savā kopienā, viņas mīlas dzīve ir bijusi tukša vairāk nekā četrdesmit gadus. Viņas mājkalpotāja Laetitia ir jauna viltīgs, eavesdropper kurš ir atturīga kļūt Old Maid kā viņas darba devējs. Bob, ceļinieks. pakaļa. , Nāk garām Todd durvis vienā pēcpusdienā, bet pilsēta tenkas, Miss Pinkerton apmeklē. Aizraujas ar savu skaistumu, Laetitia viegli pārliecina Miss Todd ļaut viņam palikt. Gatavojas atstāt nākamajā rītā Jāni dzied "Kad gaisa dzied Summer". Boba Guļamistaba Aria. , Laetitia pārliecina viņu palikt par pārējo nedēļas. Nākamajā dienā Miss Todd mācās no Miss Pinkerton no izbēguši notiesāto saskaņošanas Boba apraksts ir jomā. Neatkāpsies, viņa atstāj naudu Bob "nozagt". Galu galā nevar turpināt finansēt Bob, viņa kūrortiem zādzībās no savām kaimiņvalstīm. Tikmēr, Laetitia ir iemīlēšanās ar ceļinieks un dzied "Steal Me Sweet Thief" ir āriju viņas mīlestību pret viņu, lūdzot viņu nozagt viņu prom, pirms laika zoba un skausta savu izskatu. Miss Pinkerton, sastopas Miss Todd un brīdina viņu, lai "Keep visas durvis aizslēgtas, saglabā visus logus aizvērtus", jo zaglis ir pilsētā un ir nozagta no kaimiņiem. Laetitia atkal atrod Bob gatavojas atstāt, un viņš paliks tikai tad, ja viņš var "kaut ko dzert. "Miss Todd, kas ir labs neaizliedzošu, nav neviena mājās, un tas apgrēcina pilsētu, ja viņa bija redzējuši pērk alkoholiskos dzērienus, veido plānu ar Laetitia ielauzties dzērienu veikals. Nākamajā dienā Miss Pinkerton apmeklē Miss Todd mājās un informē viņu, ka dzērienu veikals ir pārkāpts, un īpašnieks uzbruka. Piedzēries Bob pārtrauc savu sarunu, dziedot skaļi augšā. Viņa arī saka, ka policija gatavojas meklēt katrā mājā, lai atrastu zagli. Piespiežot Miss Pinkerton ārā pa durvīm, Miss Todd un Laetitia konfrontēt Bob par viņa patieso identitāti. Paskaidrojot, policija bija ceļā, Miss Todd plāno aizbēgt ar Bobu. Bobs atsakās bēguļojošs jo viņš ir darīts nekas nepareizi. Miss Todd "Vai jūsu mīlestība man tik mazs, ka jūs varētu redzēt mani cietumā. "Bob" Small. Es nemīlu tevi vispār "Miss Todd rages un lapas, sakot, viņa varētu zvanīt policijai un vaino visu zādzību viņam. Glumly, Bobs un Laetitia duets par to, vai apturēt un sejas maksu vai atstāt, Laetitia uzvarēt argumentu. Viņi nozagt visu Miss Tods vērtslietas, tostarp auto un rided off kopā. Miss Todd atgriežas, lai atrastu visu nozagts un sabrūk skumjas.
