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What is opera? What’s the difference between opera and musical theater - especially American opera, in English? This is a common question, of course - and the fact is, there is no right answer. The question came up again last night at the Carnegie Hall performance of The Grapes of Wrath (by Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie). [...]
The Collegiate Chorale, led by Music Director James Bagwell, presented the World Premiere Two Act Concert Version of Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie's musical version of Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck's epic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath, on March 22, 2010 at Carnegie Hall. Conducted by Ted Sperling, the performance featured Jane Fonda as the narrator. [...]
The Collegiate Chorale presented a two-act concert version of Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie's opera The Grapes of Wrath, based on the novel by John Steinbeck, on Monday, March 22 at Carnegie Hall. The concert was conducted by Ted Sperling and directed by Eric Simonson. [...]