The Eleanors is a 90-minute chamber opera set in the final year of World War II. Newlywed nurse Maxie turns to her friends Lilian and Ramona for support when her husband Cal is captured during the Battle of the Bulge and imprisoned.  Lyrical, funny, high energy, heartbreaking and heartwarming, The Eleanors is infused throughout with musical influences from swing and American Songbook.

 

Michael Ching, co-librettist

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Roles:

Lilian: soprano

Maxie: soprano

Juliette: soprano

Susie: soprano

Ramona: mezzo-soprano

Flo: mezzo-soprano

Mr. Pete: tenor

Cal: baritone​

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Available with chamber orchestration for piano, violin, cello, double bass, flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, and percussion.

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Commissioned by Sherrill Milnes and Maria Zouves on behalf of Savannah VOICE Festival, January 2025.