Faye-Ellen Silverman
Miracle of Nemirov
Year: 1974
Duration (in minutes): 30'39;
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: opera
Publisher: Subito Music Corporation
Description: A one-act opera, based on a short story by I.L. Peretz called "If Not Still Higher", about a rabbi and his good deeds during the Jewish High Holidays. Libretto by the composer. Includes an electronic modification of an actual Jewish prayer given to the composer by Cantor Max Wohlberg.
1 soprano, 1 mezzo, 1 alto, 4 tenors, 1 baritone, 1 bass.
1/1/1/1/ 3 horns, 1 percussionist, 2/1/1/1, electronic tape