Music by: Johanny Navarro
Libretto by: José Félix Gómez
Duration: 120 mins
Originally Commissioned by American Lyric Theater
Premiere at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan, PR, 2022
Recent college graduate Chica plans a traditional Christmas party and invites her friends, but her mother Doña Tere opposes, for there are no pasteles, and without pasteles there is no Christmas! In the midst of struggling to find and prepare the pasteles the guests arrive, and the Christmas revelry begins. Meanwhile, two young men, John and Nando, both endeavor to win Chica’s love. Doña Tere and Abuela favor Nando; friends, John. Meanwhile, Chica enjoys the party and the courtship of her suitors, showing no sign of opting for either of the two, certain that she was born to be free as the wind. The party concludes with the Christmas dinner, starring the pasteles!
FORCES
Singers:
Chica - Lyric Soprano
Doña Tere - Lyric Soprano
Abuela Zuncha - Mezzo-soprano
John - Tenor
Nando - Baritone
Amiga 1 - Lyric Soprano
Amiga 2 - Mezzo- Soprano
Amigo 1 - Tenor
Amigo 2 - Bass- Baritone
Orchestra:
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
French horn
Trombone
Multi-percussionist
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Contrabass
MEDIA
