No easy walk to freedom : an opera in two parts based on the life of Nelson Mandela / words and music by Chandler Carter.
| Author/creator | Carter, Chandler composer, librettist. |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Edition | Full score. |
| Edition | Rev. 2001. |
| Publication | [New York, N.Y.] : Kremer Music Publishing, [2001] |
| Copyright Date | ©2001 |
| Description | 1 score (502 pages) ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: Prologue ; Scene I. Prison ; Interlude I. Defiance campaign (1952-60) ; Scene II ; Interlude II ; Scene III ; Interlude III ; Scene IV. The trial -- Part II. Prelude ; Scene I ; Interlude I. Soweto uprising (1976) ; Scene II. Home of Winnie Mandela ; Interlude II ; Scene III. Prison visitor's room ; Interlude III ; Scene IV. Prison governor's office ; Interlude IV ; Scene V (Collage) ; Interlude V ; Scene VI. The home of Nelson Mandela ; Interlude VI ; Scene VII (Collage) ; Epilogue. |
| Abstract | Opera based on the life of Nelson Mandela. The action takes place in South Africa and its environs from the late 1950s to May, 1994. Based on Mandela's biography as chronicled in two collections of his writings and speeches: Nelson Mandela: the struggle is my life, and Nelson Mandela: speeches 1990, as well as events described in Winnie Mandela's Part of my soul went with him. |
| Local note | Joyner Music copy- This material was preserved through the Adopt a Book Program by John Brice, Jr. |
| General note | Includes notes on staging, pronunciation, and singing style in English. |
| General note | Characters: Nelson Mandela (baritone), Winnie Mandela (soprano), prison guard, judge, governor, and other white characters (bass), young South Africa woman and radical (soprano), older South African woman and radical (mezzo-soprano), young South African man, Zulu leader, and poor man (tenor), various characters (bass). With small chorus (minimum 8 singers) and small troupe of dancers. |
| General note | Features indigenous African songs in their original language. |
| Language | English lyrics, with songs in Zulu ; also features sung lines in Xhosa, Shona, Venda, and Afrikaans. |
| Language | Staff notation. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Folk music. |
| Genre/form | Scores. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | M1500.C37 N6 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |