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REHEARSAL MATERIALS 1 Piano Conductor’s Score (Three Volume Set)1 Prompt Book1 Original Cast CD16 Two Volume Chorus-Vocal Parts for Principal Characters25 Two Volume Chorus-Vocal Parts for Chorus
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cast list

(in order of vocal appearance)
HELEN Mezzo-Soprano LOVEY MARS Contralto MRS. JUNIPER Mezzo-Soprano MISS MINERVA OLIVER Soprano MOTHER HARE Contralto PENELOPE Soprano MENELAUS Tenor HEROES (THE SIX BOYS) DIOMEDE Tenor PATROCLUS Tenor DOC MacCAHAN Tenor NESTOR Bass AJAX Bass ACHILLES Bass HEROES (DANCERS) CAPTAIN MARS AGAMEMNON BLUEY THIRSTY SILAS HOMER ULYSSES Baritone MAYOR JUNIPER Baritone PARIS Dancer HECTOR CHARYBDIS Baritone (Song and Dance Man) MADAME CALYPSO (played by Mrs. Juniper) SCYLLA (played by Menelaus) THE SIREN (played by Lovey Mars) THE SCIENTIST (played by Miss Minerva) CIRCE (sung by Mother Hare, played by a Dancer)

orchestration

Reed 1 – Flute (doubling Piccolo) Reed 2 – Oboe (doubling English Horn) Reed 3 – Clarinet I (doubling Alto Saxophone) Reed 4 – Clarinet II (doubling Bass Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone) Reed 5 – Bassoon 2 Horns 2 Trumpets (doubling Cornet) Trombone Percussion: Drums, Timpani, Bells, Vibraphone Harp Piano (doubling Celesta) Strings
When it premiered in 1954, composer Jerome Moross and librettist John Latouche's THE GOLDEN APPLE was hailed as "the most original musical since Oklahoma!" (The Washington Post), "the best thing that has happened in and to the theatre in a very long time" (New York Daily News), and "a magnificent achievement. A sensational success. The most imaginative work of its kind" (New York Daily Mirror).
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WINDFLOWERS: THE SONGS OF JEROME MOROSS offers delectable proof, with selections from his stage shows Ballet Ballads, The Golden Apple, Underworld, and Gentlemen, Be Seated! Alice Ripley, Richard Muenz, Jessica Molaskey, Philip Chaffin and Jenny Giering – five singers equally at home on Broadway, in cabaret and in the recording studio – celebrate an American original, in nineteen selections alternately playful and atmospheric, and always highly melodic.
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THE GOLDEN APPLE is a highly acclaimed 1954 Broadway musical based on Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. The score by John Latouche and Jerome Moross has been compared to music from Porgy and Bess and Candide for its opera-like qualities. Experience these marvelous songs with this special edition, which includes favorites such as "It's the Coming Home Together" and "Lazy Afternoon."
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