Douglas J. Cuomo - Arjuna's Dilemma

Arjuna's Dilemma (2008)
a chamber opera in one act
libretto (English, Sanskrit and Hindi) by the composer from
Bhagavad Gita and poetry of Kabir

World Premiere: August 22, 2008; PepsiCo Theater; Purchase, NY
New York Premiere: November 5, 2008; BAM Next Wave Festival,
Harvey Theater; New York, NY

Commissioned, developed, and produced by Music-Theatre Group

Roles: Indian vocalist · tenor · 4 female voices

Instrumentation:
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Duration: 70'

M A T E R I A L S
One Sheet · Vocal Score  · Full Score . · Libretto
Arjuna at One World Theatre in Nepal

P H O T O S
(2008; BAM Next Wave Festival)



(2016; One World Theatre, Nepal - Details here)
Credit: Eric Garrison

Click here for video of the New York Premiere production

VIDEO EXCERPTS
(2008; BAM Next Wave Festival)
Excerpt 1 . Excerpt 2

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Recording: Amit Chatterjee (Krishna); Tony Boutté (Arjuna)
Alan Johnson, music director/conductor

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Douglas J. Cuomo,
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