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AESOPERA:

The King & the Cupbearer

music by Jonathan Price

libretto by Jeff Goode

copyright © 2011
 recipient of the American Composers Forum Subito Grant for 2011 production
"The son of a traitor can grow to be greater a threat than the father. The daughter a thousand times worse."
Cast Size: 6
Running Time: 20 minutes
The warrior King Leontari spares the the life of a traitor's daughter only to face assassination by other means.

A mini-opera inspired by Æsop's fables "The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Lion and the Mouse".

PRODUCTION HISTORY