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NICOLÁS LELL BENAVIDES, COMPOSER
MARELLA MARTIN KOCH, LIBRETTIST

SYNOPSIS

The story of activist Dolores Huerta’s bold commitment to civil and workers rights movements against great odds, the pressure of US politics, and the tragedy of assassination.

 

What do we do when our heroes are taken from us? We go on.


¡Sí se puede!

AT A GLANCE

Voices

Dolores, mezzo-soprano

Larry, lyric baritone

César, bass-baritone

Bobby, tenor

Tricky Dick, character tenor

Ethel/Helen, soprano

Juan/Journalist, tenor

Farm Worker Chorus (4+)

Instrumentation

1 flute (piccolo)
1 clarinet in B♭ (bass clarinet in B♭)
1 alto saxophone
1 bassoon
1 horn in F
1 trumpet in C
1 trombone
1 bass trombone
1 percussion (3 timpani, 4.3 marimba, vibraphone, snare drum, suspended cymbal, opt. splash cymbal)
1 piano
1 electric guitar (with distortion pedal)
strings (1.1.1.1.1 minimum)

Opera, Drama

123min

CO-COMMISSIONED BY

LEAD COMMISSIONERS

Anonymous

Christina and Kenneth Hecht

Terry McKelvey and Heli Roiha

Heidi Munzinger and John Shott

William and Linda Scheiber

COMPANIES

West Edge Opera

BroadStage

Opera Southwest

San Diego Opera

FOUNDATION SUPPORT

Alice Ditson Fund

Carol Franc Buck Foundation

The Fleishhacker Foundation

Phyllis Wattis Foundation

Sam Mazza Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts Zellerbach Foundation

GRAND RIGHTS

For a perusal score or to negotiate grand rights for performances of Dolores, please contact Elaine Devlin with Elaine Devlin Literary and Owen Summers with Summers Artist Services (elaine@edevlinlit.com and owen@summersartistservices.com).

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