Edward Tulane was the first work by a woman to be commissioned by Minnesota Opera as part of the company's New Works Initiative. Said composer Paola Prestini: "I’m immensely grateful that Minnesota Opera chose me for this adventure, and hope that this opera brings new audiences to our stages. The themes found in the DiCamillo novel, woven into a brilliant and unique libretto by Mark Campbell gave me the perfect springboard for an opera about hope and transformation! The opportunity to unleash my imagination into sound worlds for underwater fish, a zany doll shop, and ultimately a cast of characters that guide our leading soul with love and wisdom has been delightful. We all are in need of magic and transformation, and Edward's journey brings it in spades.”Track Listing:1 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 12 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 23 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 34 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 45 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 56 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 67 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 78 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 89 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 910 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 1011 Edward Tulane, Act 1 Scene 1112 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 113 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 214 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 315 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 416 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 517 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 618 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 719 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 820 Edward Tulane, Act 2 Scene 9Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).