Arion & the Dolphin: A LibrettoArion and the Dolphin is an opera in nine scenes for professionals and community performers. The libretto is by Vikram Seth and the music is composed by Alec Roth. Recounted with Seth s inimitable charm, it is the story of Arion, a young musician at the court of Periander in Corinth. Thrown overboard on his return from a musical contest in Sicily, Arion is saved and befriended by a dolphin. |
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2ND MUTINEER Alive appear Arion of Lesbos audience Black blue Bright stars bring CAPTAIN catch CHORUS conch Corinth court crew cries dance Dark dead death dolphin evil Excellent fear festival fish FISHERFOLK FISHERMAN forget Gave gentle gift give glittering gods gold golden Greece to Sicily green grey guards hands happily And swallow hard hear heard heart holding human IST MUTINEER Italy keep killed land leap leave lives Look lord lyre MASTER OF CEREMONIES mean MESSENGER mourn musician never night night sky oars once pain Perhaps PERIANDER play present rest restless sea roll round sailed sailors Scene sharks shell ship shore Si-ci-ly SICILIAN Sicily sing sleep song Speak Spoke starts Stay supper Tell true tune turns verse voice waves Where's wife wish Wonderful young