[11:30] 2/1*-2/1-2/1-2/1, 4-3-3-1, timp+3, hp, pno/cel, Tenor Soloist, Mezzo-Soprano Soloist, Baritone Soloist, Children's Choir, SATB Chorus, strings Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
A melodramatic comedy treatment of some of the most familiar opera arias of all time, with new lyrics. I. The Toys We're Making (chorus) - "The Anvil Chorus" from Verdi's Il Trovatore II. What a Catastrophe (the Head Elf, a baritone) - "Largo al factotum della città" from Rossini's The Barber of Seville III. Nothing Could Stop Me (Santa, a tenor) - "La donna é moblie" from Verdi's Rigoletto IV. Christmas Goodies (Mrs. Santa, a mezzo-soprano) - "Habañera" from Bizet's Carmen V. Tummyache (Santa) - "Vesti la giubba" from Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci VI. Don't Despair (chorus) - "Polovtsian Dances" from Borodin's Prince Igor and "The Toreador Song" from Bizet's Carmen VII. While Children Sleep (Santa and chorus) - original aria, with apologies to Puccini
