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The Old Maid and the Thief. Gian Carlo Menotti. Voice sheet music.

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Den Sorteper og Thief. Gian Carlo Menotti. Voice noder.

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The Old Maid and the Thief. A Grotesque Opera in 14 Scenes. Composed by Gian Carlo Menotti. 1911-. For 4 vocals soloists. Masterworks. Vocal. Opera. Score. Belwin Edition. Opera, 20th Century and Italian. Vocal score. Composed 1939. 192 pages. Published by Belwin Music. AP.FC01282. ISBN 0769245919. Opera, 20th Century and Italian. 9x12 inches. This one act opera, divided into 14 scenes, is about an old maid, Miss Todd, who is a busybody in her small town. Though she is of high standing in her community, her love life has been bare for over forty years. Her housemaid Laetitia is a young catty, eavesdropper who is wary of becoming an Old Maid like her employer. Bob, a wanderer. bum. , comes to Miss Todd's door one afternoon while the town gossip, Miss Pinkerton is visiting. Enamored of his beauty, Laetitia easily convinces Miss Todd to let him stay. Intending to leave the next morning Bob sings "When the Air Sings of Summer". Bob's Bedroom Aria. , Laetitia convinces him to stay for the rest of the week. The next day Miss Todd learns from Miss Pinkerton of an escaped convict matching Bob's description is in the area. Undeterred, she leaves money out for Bob to "steal". Eventually unable to continue financing Bob, she resorts to stealing from her neighbors. Meanwhile, Laetitia is falling in love with the wanderer and sings "Steal Me Sweet Thief" an aria of her love for him, asking him to steal her away before time ravages and withers her looks. Miss Pinkerton, encounters Miss Todd and warns her to "Keep all the doors locked, keep all the windows closed" because the thief is in town and has stolen from the neighbors. Laetitia once again finds Bob preparing to leave and he will only stay if he can "have something to drink. " Miss Todd, being a good prohibitionist, doesn't have any in the house and would scandalize the town if she was seen buying liquor, forms a plan with Laetitia to break into a liquor store. The next day Miss Pinkerton visits Miss Todd at home and informs her that the liquor store has been violated and the owner attacked. A drunken Bob interrupts their conversation, singing loudly upstairs. She also says that the police are going to search every house to find the thief. Forcing Miss Pinkerton out the door, Miss Todd and Laetitia confront Bob about his true identity. Explaining the police were on their way, Miss Todd plans to run away with Bob. Bob refuses to runaway because he has done nothing wrong. Miss Todd "Is your love for me so small that you would see me in prison. " Bob "Small. I don't love you at all" Miss Todd rages and leaves saying she would call the police and blame all the theft on him. Glumly, Bob and Laetitia duet on whether to stay and face the charges or leave, Laetitia winning the argument. They steal all Miss Todd's valuables including car and rided off together. Miss Todd returns to find everything stolen and collapses in grief.

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Den Sorteper og Thief. En grotesk Opera i 14 Scener. Sammensat af Gian Carlo Menotti. 1911 -. For 4 vokal solister. Masterworks. Vocal. Opera. Score. Belwin Edition. Opera, 20. århundrede og italiensk. Korpartitur. Komponeret 1939. 192 sider. Udgivet af Belwin Music. AP.FC01282. ISBN 0769245919. Opera, 20. århundrede og italiensk. 9x12 inches. Denne ene handling opera, inddelt i 14 scener, er omkring en gammel pige, frøken Todd, som er en plageånd i hendes lille by. Selvom hun er af høj status i hendes samfund, har hendes kærlighedsliv været nøgne i over fyrre år. Hendes tjenestepige Laetitia er en ung ondskabsfuld, lurer der er på vagt over for at blive en Sorteper ligesom hendes arbejdsgiver. Bob, en vandringsmand. bum. , Kommer til Miss Todd dør én eftermiddag, mens byens sladder, er Miss Pinkerton besøg. Forelsket i sin skønhed, Laetitia nemt overbeviser Miss Todd at lade ham blive. Har til hensigt at forlade den næste morgen Bob synger "Når Air Sings of Summer". Bobs værelses Aria. , Laetitia overbeviser ham om at bo for resten af ​​ugen. Den næste dag Miss Todd lærer fra Miss Pinkerton af en flygtet straffefange matchende Bobs beskrivelse er i området. Ufortrødent, hun forlader penge ud for Bob at "stjæle". Til sidst i stand til at fortsætte finansieringen Bob, hun griber til at stjæle fra sine naboer. I mellemtiden er Laetitia forelsket i den vandringsmand og synger "Steal Me Søde Thief" en arie af hendes kærlighed til ham, beder ham om at stjæle hende væk før tid hærgen og visner hendes udseende. Miss Pinkerton, støder Miss Todd og advarer hende til "Hold alle dørene låst, holde alle vinduerne lukket", fordi tyven er i byen og har stjålet fra naboer. Laetitia atter finder Bob forbereder sig på at forlade, og han vil kun blive, hvis han kan "få noget at drikke. "Frøken Todd, at være en god forbudspolitik, ikke har nogen i huset og ville skandalisere byen, hvis hun blev set købe spiritus, danner en plan med Laetitia at bryde ind i en vinhandel. Den næste dag Miss Pinkerton besøger Miss Todd derhjemme og informerer hende om, at vinhandel er blevet krænket, og ejeren angrebet. En fordrukken Bob afbryder deres samtale, sang højlydt ovenpå. Hun siger også, at politiet kommer til at søge hvert hus for at finde tyven. Tvinger Miss Pinkerton ud af døren, Miss Todd og Laetitia konfrontere Bob om hans sande identitet. Forklare politiet var på vej, Miss Todd har planer om at køre væk med Bob. Bob nægter at løbske, fordi han har gjort noget forkert. Miss Todd "Er din kærlighed til mig så lille, at du ville se mig i fængsel. "Bob" Small. Jeg elsker ikke dig på alle "Miss Todd raser og blade siger hun ville ringe til politiet og bebrejder alle tyveriet på ham. Glumly, Bob og Laetitia duet på om at bo og leve gebyrer eller forlade, Laetitia vinde argumentet. De stjæler alle Miss Todd værdigenstande, herunder bil og rided off sammen. Miss Todd vender tilbage til finde alt stjålet og kollapser i sorg.