Ned Rorem in Florida - 13 June, 1982
from The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem 1973-1985, page 360:
On the night of arrival, we went to Robert Ward's new opera, Minutes to Midnight, which deals with the world's greatest physicist who has unlocked the secrets of cosmic energy; his conflict is between delivering his discovery to the military or publishing it in a scientific review for the peaceful betterment of mankind. As the wide of the preoccupied genius, who never has time even to bolt down his meager lunch, Evelyn Lear is given the evening's best line: "Run, run, run. Always on the run." The music echoes this sing-song triviality for three hours (sans hard-edge of Weill or … more >>
Ned Rorem, The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem 1973-1985, volume 2 (San Francisco, 1987), p. 360. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435583512913 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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Minutes to Midnight
written by Robert Ward |
performed by Evelyn Lear |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 13 June, 1982 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |