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AESOPERA:

The Fisher & the Wishes

music by Jonathan Price

libretto by Jeff Goode

copyright © 2011
 recipient of the American Composers Forum Subito Grant for 2011 production

Brava to the exquisite Brook deRosa, who in her portrayal of Fortune, in The Fisher & the Wishes, plays an illustrious heroine, with the profound message: "What good is one's fortune when blessings are mixed?"
---Tolucan Times

The Fisher & The Wishes really lights up the stage.
---Hollywood Fringe Reviews

"O glorious day! O sun at high noon. The bricklayer's blessing. The gardener's doom!"
Cast Size: 6
Running Time: 10 minutes
DAME FORTUNE ...................................................Lyric Soprano
1st DAUGHTER.................................................Dramatic Soprano
2nd DAUGHTER .................................................. Mezzo Soprano
GARDENER, husband of 1st Daughter..................................Tenor
BRICKLAYER, husband of 2nd Daughter........................ Baritone
FISHERMAN, father of the Daughters.............................. Baritone
A fisherman granted three wishes by Poseidon is unable to use them to help his family.

A mini-opera inspired by Æsop's fable "The Father and his Two Daughters".

PRODUCTION HISTORY
The Fisher & the Wishes