Men I’m Not Married To

Music by Lisa DeSpain
Libretto by Rachel J. Peters

Based on a short story by Dorothy Parker

A micro opera featuring Three Female Leads
Commissioned by Baldwin Wallace Conservatory/Cleveland Opera Theatre

Set in a Ladies Bathroom in the 1920s.
Three bridesmaid have been paired with a set of “horrid” groomsmen. They escape to the ladies lounge, they commiserate and perform hilarious impressions of their dates.

Men I’m Not Married To is steeped in the music of the 1920s; the vaudeville styles of Eddie Cantor and Sophie Tucker’s and the syncopated jazz craze of King Oliver and the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (ODJB.)

Cast: Three Female Leads
Flexible Voice casting
Frances: Soprano (Opera or Musical Theatre), Mildred: Soprano or Mezzo, Evelyn: Coloratura
Orchestra: Piano, Bass, Drums, Clarinet, Optional Trombone. Sound Cue: a toilet flush

Each Aria is available for stand alone; recitals, scene showcases, auditions.
Perfect to accommodate developing voices and university programs.