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Steal a Pencil for Me (2012)

Libretto: Deborah Brevoort
Ari Pelto, Opera Colorado Orchestra, Opera Colorado Chorus, Gideon Dabi (Baritone), Inna Dukach (Soprano), Adriana Zabala (Mezzo Soprano), Kira Dills-DeSurra (Mezzo Soprano), Daniel McGrew (Tenor), Andrew Garland (Baritone), Ricardo José Rivera (Baritone), Thomas Lynch (Baritone), Phillip Lopez (Bass-baritone)
2022 - 2022, Denver, Concert Hall at the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver)
22 Tracks, 2:14:30

  • Act I

    • Scene 1. A party in Amsterdam –
      08:06
    • –
      09:32
    • Scene 2. Journey to Westerbork. 'Thirtieth September, nineteen-forty-three'
      04:26
    • Scene 3. Arrival in Westerbork/ Tuesday Transport. 'Proceed to administration'
      05:07
    • Scene 4. Jaap swings into action. 'Get your things, Manja!'
      01:50
    • Scene 5. Ina talks to Rudi. 'Rudi! Rudi!'
      04:34
    • Scene 6. Behind the barracks. 'Hello, remember me?'
      06:35
    • Scene 7. A pencil is stolen. 'How quickly Tuesday seems to come'
      05:43
    • Scene 8. Messenger of love. 'My always dearest girl' –
      05:21
    • 'Dear Jaap'
      07:14
    • Scene 9. Gossip. 'They're in love'
      06:53

  • Act II

    • Scene 1. Roll call in Bergen-Belsen. 'Roll call! Morning roll call!'
      08:03
    • Scene 2. The things I want to tell you. 'You're alive!' –
      04:53
    • –
      06:41
    • Scene 3. Steal a pencil for me. 'He's writing another letter!'
      07:25
    • Scene 4: Darkness descends. 'On the path past the barracks'
      03:28
    • Scene 5. I can’t remember your face. 'Rudi! Rudi!'
      04:54
    • Scene 6. Passover/Roll Call contemplation. 'Another Passover is here and still we are not free!'
      08:19
    • Scene 7. Final transport. 'Sixth of April, nineteen-forty-five!'
      02:52
    • Scene 8. Liberation. 'Three days, three nights'
      07:17
    • Scene 9: A reunion in Amsterdam. 'We are the lucky ones' –
      05:55
    • 'My always dearest girl!'
      09:22