Elizabeth Spencer's LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

After staying up later than I should have because I read the first chapter of Elizabeth Spencer's beautiful novella, LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, I am finding myself even more excited to see the production (got tickets two weeks ago) over spring break than I was a week ago. Guettell is marvelous. This novella is simply gorgeous. And it is blessed with a fabulous cast.

Anyone seen out-of-town performances *and* read the novella? How do they compare with each other?

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*bump*

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Myths and Hymns, Floyd Collins, Saturn Returns, the opera version of Christmas Carol and that's all I can think of at the moment

heard a song from Piazza that a friend had for a callback and it was beautiful

I read the book a while back and loved it. Have yet to see the show or hear the music. It sucks that they revealed the secret in the Times yesterdat.

I know, but still. If I hadn't read the book, I wouldn't want to know the secret going in.

Switz, you list "Myths and Hymns" and "Saturn Returns" as separate works, but they are different names for the same piece. Most of the music on the CD titled "Myths and Hymns" was performed as a song-cycle at the Public under the name "Saturn Returns."