Gunsmoke in Utopia III
the Opera

For 5 singers:
  • The Beautifull girl soprano
  • The Saloon-girl alto
  • The Bandit tenor
  • One of the Heros baritone
  • The Sheriff bass
  • One Silent Actor - The other Hero
  • Dancers

    • Orchestra 2 flute, 2 oboe, 2 clarinet, 2 basson, 2 horn, 2 trumpet, 3 trombone, 2 percussion, harp, celesta and strings.

    Duration: ca One Hour.
    I actually counted out the tempi and the beats the other day and it summed up to one hour and 7 seconds :-).

    The storyline has the following parts:
  • Introduction
  • In the Saloon
  • The Saloon Fight
  • The Night
  • The Hold-Up
  • The Hunt
  • The Big Fight
  • Are They Alive?
  • The Ending

    • The text is written in six languages: english, french, german, spanish, italian and latin. The text consist basically of key sentences like:
  • So many guns in this town and so few brains.
  • Je love le garcon, il est tall, il est strong, il est magnifique.
  • Ich bin das maedchen das pretty maedchen, Ich bin fahren mit dem stage-coach.