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''Shining Brow'' is an English language opera by Daron Hagen, first performed by the Madison Opera in Madison, Wisconsin, April 21, 1993. The libretto is by Paul Muldoon, and is based on a treatment co-written with the composer. The story concerns events in the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Hagen invited Muldoon to write the libretto while the two were both in residency at the MacDowell Colony, in Peterborough, New Hampshire during the summer of 1989. ==Performance History== * Premiere: April 21, 23, 25, and 27, 1993, by the Madison Opera, Madison, Wisconsin. ::Conductor: Roland Johnson ::Stage director: Stephen Wadsworth ::Set designer: David Birn ::Lighting designer: Christopher Akerlind ::Costume designer: Laura Crow :The production was broadcast live statewide and subsequently broadcast twice on NPR's ''World of Opera''. * First staged revival: July 23, 25, 27, 31 and August 2, 1997, by the Chicago Opera Theater, Merle Reskin Theater, Chicago, Illinois. ::Conductor: Lawrence Rapchak ::Stage director: Ken Cazan ::Set designer: Kevin Snow ::Lighting designer: Marcus Dillard ::Costume designer: Jeff Bauer * First complete concert performance: February 19, 1994, Florida Southern College Chorus, members of the Florida Symphony Orchestra, Lakeland, Florida. ::Conductor: JoAnn Falletta ::Ensemble and chorus supervision: Beverly Wolff * First concert performance under the composer's direction: February 11-24, 2002, at the UNLV Opera Theater, with members of the Nevada Opera, Ham Concert Hall, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada. ::Conductor: Daron Hagen ::Chorus master: David Weiller * First semi-staged revival: November 4-5, 2006, by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus. ::Conductor: JoAnn Falletta ::Chorus master: L. Brett Scott ::Stage director: Daron Hagen * First performance of the chamber ("Fallingwater") version: June 7, 2013, by the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, at Fallingwater, Bull Run, Pennsylvania. ::Conductor: Robert Frankenberry ::Stage director: Jonathan Eaton 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shining Brow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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