Happy November! We open one week from tomorrow - here is a little "teaser trailer"for your enjoyment on this beautiful sunny day.
Soprano Miriam Kushel sings "Trouble," Mrs. Joe's aria from Act I, Scene 4.
Notes from the composer/librettist:
"Trouble" is the first place in the libretto where I departed from Dickens' text. It was a difficult process - I hate when adaptations drastically change characters or outcomes from the original story. The decision to write this aria was conscious one, made to give the character of Mrs. Joe more dimension. Dickens' writing alludes to a time in her life when she may have cared more deeply for her brother Pip than her current actions lead one to believe. There are also hints of regret that she herself is childless.
Trouble, trouble!
My dear Missus Hubble, you don't know what I go through!
My hands are red and sore with work, my hair an early grey.
Tied down to my apron strings I worry night and day.
Pip is always wand'ring out, and breaking bones and scraping shins,
but Ah! he thinks I don't care for his wellfare.
But late at night when no one knows and no one hears and sees,
I weep for Mama's guidance, Papa's laugh and warm embrace.
I love! My brother that I raised by hand,
but Ah! He is trouble, yes indeed!
He is trouble, yes, indeed!
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