Chelsea Opera: The Face on the Barroom Floor & Emperor Norton by Jean Ballard Terepka

This post is by Jean Ballard Terepka Since its composition and premiere in 1978, "The Face on the Barroom Floor" has been a familiar piece in the repertoire of small American and European opera companies for good reason: it is an accessible, well-conceived and lovely work. "Emperor Norton," written just four years later, is even stronger than The Face: it is more substantive musically, artistically and intellectually…

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