Henry Hagglyhoagly's Aria (Boy Soprano Version)
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aria for boy soprano from Rootabaga Country (PDF Download)
DURATION: 3:00
PAGES: 5
WORLD PREMIERE: Sarasota Opera, 2017
Gimme the Ax takes his two children, Please Gimme and Ax Me No Questions, to the whimsical-but-not-magical Rootabaga Country to learn more about the mother they never knew. In the process, they learn that families come in all shapes and sizes. Adapted from the book Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg. In this aria, pauper Henry Hagglyhoagly has traveled a thousand acres in a blizzard to serenade Princess Susan Slackentwist with his guitar…with his mittens still on. This score reflects the aria as originally written prior to the premiere: for an unchanged voice, and restoring the second verse, previously cut for time.
