Opera

Medea (1961) 45'

Chamber Opera in One Act
Libretto: William Van Lennep
Cast: Medea: mezzo sop; sop, 2 alto, ten bar, 2 bass, 2(picc), 2(eng hrn), 2(bcl), 2/2221.timp,2-3perc/string quartet
written for Corinne Curry
premier: March 25, 1961
Boston Conservatory of Music
New Arts Orchestra

The Losers (1971) 1hr 40'

Opera in Two Acts
Libretto: Barbara Fried
Cast: sop, mezzo sop, 3 ten, 4 bar, bass-bar, bass. Onstage duo: sop, alto. Onstage jazz quartet: tpt, alto sax, drums, bass, 2(picc), 2(bcl), alto sax, tenor sax/4.3.3.2/timp, 6 perc
Commissioned by the Juilliard School, American Opera Theater
Premier: March 26, 1971
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY
Juilliard Orchestra

Song Of Eddie (2003-04)

An opera in two acts
5 singers, 16 instrumentalists
Commissioned by Irving Loube
Premiere-Black Box Theatre, Fischer Center, Bard-7/2/03
GianMaria Griglio, cond.
".........Farberman and librettist Joffe have created an opera that certainly is a major addition to the 21st cent. repertoire.' 7/07 Music-Peter Marshall
"........but will it ever become a classic? There was every indication that this work will indeed find its place in the repertoire of modern operas...........a rich musical score" Times Herald Record-Marcus Kaitpolites

Diamond Street (2008)

A one-act Chamber Opera
Libretto-A, Joffe
5 singers, 9 instsrumentalists
Commissioned by Hudson Opera House
for City of Hudson QuadriCentennial
Premiere-Nov. 2009