The Harry Potter Opera Cycle

The Harry Potter Opera Cycle
www.harrypotteropera.com

This is a portion of a theme that first appears in the sixth opera of the cycle, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and develops in the seventh opera, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I used Finale 2008 for scoring and audio output, and I'm sorry to say that because Finale doesn't like Vista, I wasn't able to add articulations, so the resulting audio sample is a touch vertical.

The ground bass represents a static set of characters and situations, while the oboe (voice) is a dynamic and sympathetic character (not telling which!). The theme occurs at crises in both operas and develops texture with the maturity of the characters and complexity of situations. I hope to move it into atonality in the seventh opera; Im still playing with the tonality of Deathly Hallows, which is certainly heldic.

Tiffany Moon, composer
www.harrypotteropera.com

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[latoyalewis]

this is excellent. as an opera singer/HUGE HP fan, you have made my day. keep going!!!!

[rasputia]

@latoyalewis

Thank you! :)

[pannicatack]

If you're still working on this, please work in a bass role or two.

[rasputia]

@pannicatack

Thank you for stopping by!

There are a number of bass roles in the cycle.  Please watch the Harry Potter Opera Website for information about the adult and youth voice parts.

The best way to see the parts themselves is to write to JK Rowling's agents and ask that permission for the Harry Potter Opera Cycle be granted so that it may be published!

[Laurenantics]

I agree, where can we hear more?

[rasputia]

Thank you for stopping by!

I'll continue to post electronic samples here whenever possible; please watch the Harry Potter Opera Website for updates about the composition and samples.

The best way to hear more, however, is to write to JK Rowling's agents and ask that permission for the Harry Potter Opera Cycle be granted so that it may be published and performed!

[BigrthantheBoogieMan]

Hi. You are my hero times about 50 thousand.

I really hope you can get rights for this, because as an opera student at university looking at going into a field that could reeeaaalllyy use a boost in youth audience, this seems like the absolute perfect solution.

Also, I'm a Potter nerd.

[PhillipLWilcher]

Yes. Ecomony is a strengthening agent.

Tony Bennet when asked what makes a singer great simply replied : It's what they leave out.

Anthony Hopkins on what makes an actor great replied : don't act.

Enough said.

One must sometimes over-write to learn how to under-write.

Economy will also reveal to you your true voice.

Robert Graves : the thing to be said, say it!

[rasputia]

Thank you Phillip!

I truly believe that tonal simplicity and economy in scoring produce the most memorable melodies. I appreciate your support as I move forward!

[rasputia]

Thank you for stopping by, MelanieNLee!

Please visit the Website, or read the information to your right, to learn about the voices that are being written into each opera of the cycle. In these audio samples, I'm afraid that true voice singing text isn't an electronic possibility.

If you'd like to hear more of the composition, with true voices, please write to JK Rowling's agents and ask that permission for the Harry Potter Opera Cycle be granted so that it can be published and performed!