The Dreadful Dining Car (Piano/Vocal Score)
by Daniel Pinkham
Choir - Sheet Music

Opera in 1 Act for mixed voices (Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Contrabass, Piano, Percussion, Guitar)

SKU: EC.3126

Composed by Daniel Pinkham. One Act/Chamber Opera. Piano/vocal score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #3126. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.3126).

UPC: 600313431265. 8.5" x 11" inches. Text: Daniel Pinkham.

Libretto:
Written by Daniel Pinkham

Synopsis:
A Comic Melodrama. Mark Twain is joined on a railroad trip in the Midwest by a mysterious stranger, who recounts a similar trip many years before in which a sudden snow storm strands the train. There is enough fuel, but the food has run out and there is no possible rescue. By following Roberts Rules the passengers choose a committee to determine which of the passengers will be elected to be dinner. The chorus sings a cheerful song about the respective merits of red or white wine with the meal. Ultimately it is revealed that the stranger's dreadful tale is entirely manufactured and that he revels in telling it at the least provocation to the unwary listener.

Roles:
Miss Thorpe	Mezzo-Soprano
Mixed Chorus	SATB
Solo Quartet	SATB
19 Speaking Characters