The Great Gatsby: Opera in Two Acts(Opera). New York's Metropolitan Opera ushers in the new millennium with the world premiere of John Harbison's splendid opera, The Great Gatsby, with a libretto based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Among the highlights of the production are the fourteen "Gatsby Songs," written in the energetic dance style of the 1920s with sparklingly witty lyrics by Murray Horwitz. |
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BAND VOCALIST can't repeat CHORUS II CHORUS cool Daisy and Gatsby Daisy Buchanan DAISY JORDAN DAISY NICK DAISY to Gatsby Daisy's green light dance dreams drink drugstores East Egg Eckleburg everything Exit Jordan Five years ago foxtrot Ga-od Gatsby and Daisy GATSBY DAISY GATSBY GATSBY NICK GATSBY Gatsby's house Gatsby's lawn GATZ girl go to town golden girl guests heard house and lawn Interlude Jay Gatsby Jordan and Nick Jordan Baker JORDAN DAISY JORDAN GATSBY JORDAN NICK JORDAN Jordan recline Judy Jones kiss leave Long Island Long Island Sound longest day married middle west never loved Nick and Jordan NICK DAISY Nick enters NICK GATSBY NICK NICK JORDAN NICK NICK MYRTLE NICK Yes old sport old warm world party rain repeat the Past Rumors Saturday Evening Post Scene tell There's Tom Buchanan TOM JORDAN Tom's Valley of Ashes waiting WILSON TOM WILSON Wilson's garage window Wolfshiem yellow car