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- Seymour Barab
The Rajah’s Ruby
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
- 111(bcl).1/1110/timp(perc)/str
- Baritone, Bass, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano, Tenor; speaker
- 45 min
- Libretto by the composer after the play "The Man in the Bowler Hat" by A. A Milne.
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis:
John and Mary are having a quiet, boring evening at home, lamenting the absence of excitement in their lives. A stranger enters, followed by a Hero, a Heroine and a Villain. John and Mary then become embroiled in the suspenseful, life-and-death drama which ensues, a drama having something to do with a Rajah’s Ruby. Excitement abounds.
John and Mary are having a quiet, boring evening at home, lamenting the absence of excitement in their lives. A stranger enters, followed by a Hero, a Heroine and a Villain. John and Mary then become embroiled in the suspenseful, life-and-death drama which ensues, a drama having something to do with a Rajah’s Ruby. Excitement abounds.