Ajax Opera
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1. Overture 1. Overture
Ajax an Opera in Two Acts, Twenty-three Scenes; Libretto by the composer, based on the Tragedy by Sophocles
2. Prologue A, Odysseus and Athena 2. Prologue A, Odysseus and Athena
Prologue A, (Part one of three) Odysseus and Athena, Chorus of men.
3. Prologue B, Athena and Ajax 3. Prologue B, Athena and Ajax
Dialogue between Ajax and Athena.
4. Prologue C, Athena, Odysseus, chorus. 4. Prologue C, Athena, Odysseus, chorus.
Scene between Odysseus and Athena, men's dance, end of scene.
5. Parode, First Choral Entrance 5. Parode, First Choral Entrance
First Parode, Choral Entrance.
6. Episode A, Tekmessa and Chorus 6. Episode A, Tekmessa and Chorus
The wife of Ajax, comes out of the tent, and confirms the fears of the chorus.
7. Episode B, Ajax, Tekmessa 7. Episode B, Ajax, Tekmessa
Episode B, The Lament of Ajax, Tekmessa's Lament of the War-Bride
8. Episode C, Ajax, Tekmessa, and Euryaces 8. Episode C, Ajax, Tekmessa, and Euryaces
Ajax asks for his son, Euryaces, who is brought before him, by a servant.
9. First Stasimon, (ballet) 9. First Stasimon, (ballet)
The kinsmen of Ajax grieve for their leader, and express their doubts for their own fate.
10. The Second Episode, Ajax before the chorus 10. The Second Episode, Ajax before the chorus
Ajax before the Chorus and Tekmessa.
11. The Second Stasimon, Chorus, Song and Dance 11. The Second Stasimon, Chorus, Song and Dance
The Salaminians celebrate the recovery of their leader, with song and dance.
12. The 3rd Episode, The Messenger's Tale 12. The 3rd Episode, The Messenger's Tale
A messenger arrives, and describes the results of Teucer's consultation with the Oracle.
13. Entr'acte, Change of scene, (Third Episode B) 13. Entr'acte, Change of scene, (Third Episode B)
Music to start Act 2.
15. The Second Parode, Part 1 15. The Second Parode, Part 1
The Salaminians, in Chorus 1 and Chorus 2.
16. The Second Parode, Part B 16. The Second Parode, Part B
Tekmessa discovers the body of Ajax.
17. The Fourth Episode, Teucer 17. The Fourth Episode, Teucer
The arrival of Teucer, and his mourning.
18. Episode Five, Menelaus and Teucer. 18. Episode Five, Menelaus and Teucer.
The confrontation between King Menelaus and Teucer.
19. The Sixth Episode (Teucer) 19. The Sixth Episode (Teucer)
The chorus express their dismay and apprehension. If Ajax is to be buried, it must be done quickly.
20. The Third Stasimon, Song and Dance 20. The Third Stasimon, Song and Dance
Soldiers and sailors, after years spent overseas, at war, express their feelings of homesickness -- and patriotism, in song, and dance.
