''The Tempest'' is an

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in three acts by the American composer

Lee Hoiby Lee Henry Hoiby (February 17, 1926 – March 28, 2011) was an American composer and classical pianist. Best known as a composer of operas and songs, he was a disciple of composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Like Menotti, his works championed lyricism at ...

to a

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by Mark Shulgasser adapted from Shakespeare's ''

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''.Elise Kuhl Kirk, ''American Opera'', 2001 , p. 432: "''The Tempest'': Opera in Three Acts; libretto adapted from the play of William Shakespeare by Mark Shulgasser." It was first performed in 1986 by the

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Recording

*''The Tempest'' – Robert Balonek (baritone), Molly Davey (soprano), Catherine Webber (soprano), Joshua Benevento (tenor), Anthony Caputo (tenor), Julian Whitley (tenor), Rasdia Wilmot (alto), Jeffrey Taveras (vocals), JungBum Heo (vocals), Derek Greten-Harrison (counter-tenor), Said Pressley (vocals), D'ana Lombard (vocals), Diana Wangerin (vocals), Ilene Pabon (vocals), Purchase Symphony Orchestra, Hugh Murphy.

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Opera, Director Jacque Trussel. Albany Records 2009

References

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