Howard Goodall - Silas Marner

Silas Marner (1993)
a musical drama in two acts
Music: Howard Goodall
Based on George Eliot's novel, Silas Marner

Instrumentation: flute - oboe - clarinet in Bb - trumpet - tuba - harp - keyboard - violin 1 - violin 2 - viola - violoncello 1 - violoncello 2 - double bass

SYNOPSIS
Silas Marner is based upon George Eliot’s 'fairy tale' of a poor dissenting weaver who, betrayed by his friend, is wrongly accused of theft, goes into exile in a remote country district and becomes a miser. He is robbed of his gold, redeemed and brought back to human fellowship by the discovery and adoption of a golden-haired baby girl, Eppie.

MATERIALS
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REVIEWS

Music critic Edward Seckerson classified Silas Mariner: “In keeping with the fashion, it sits somewhere between opera and musical: through-composed, but basically a collection of songs.”

Opera Now: “...Goodall's evocative score. Catchy and tuneful, it is skilfully constructed”

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