The Sorceress' Tale

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Paul Barker: Composer</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paul Barker: Composer"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marriages"><U>Marriages</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Phantastes"><U>Phantastes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pillow Song"><U>Pillow Song</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Malinche"><U>La Malinche</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Albergo Empedocles"><U>Albergo Empedocles</U></A>   |   <B>The Sorceress' Tale</B>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dirty Tricks"><U>Dirty Tricks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit"><U>The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stone Angels"><U>Stone Angels</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Songs Between Words"><U>Songs Between Words</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nye Tand, Eh?"><U>Nye Tand, Eh?</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="045d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#888888" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Sorceress' Tale</U></B> [1996/2002] </div> <div> <B>The story behind the story of Dido and Aeneas. From the Sorceress' point of view. </B></div> <div> Original story by composer, designed as a companion work to Purcell's opera. </div> <div> Mezzo, 2 sopranos, high baritone, 3 non-singing parts; string orchestra; Ca. 25 mins. </div> <div> Commissioned by  London Festival Orchestra in 1995, with funds from RVW Trust.</div> <bR> <div> Download the Libretto Here:</div> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-113/The Libretto.doc"><u>The Libretto.doc</u> </a>  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>