SEQUENCE OF MUSICAL NUMBERS
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Scene 1 - The Marketplace
Street cries -----Market Sellers 1 - 6.
That’s the fruit Jongleurs -----Market Sellers, Chorus
If I were a man (Recitative) -----Jongleurs, Heloise
I’m a girl, curious -----Heloise
Here are students -----Berengar, John, Guido, Geoffrey, Chorus
Words -----Berengar, John, Guido, Geoffrey, Abelard, Heloise
Here are students -----Reprise
So, who are you? -----Abelard, Heloise
I have seen (Recit) -----Abelard
Here’s the fruit -----Alberic, Heloise
It’s set master -----Drogo, Abelard
Look from lashes -----Chorus
Enough, Heloise -----Hirsinde, Heloise
Vintage vino -----Three Jolly Monks
Scene 2 - The dinner at Fulbert’s house
Now be polite (Recit) -----Fulbert
You should hear her -----Fulbert, Abelard, Hirsinde, Heloise
Scene 3 - Drogo is in the street, knocking on Maria’s door.
Open Maria -----Drogo, Maria
Raise the flare -----Alberic, Drogo
Bright stars -----Alberic
Scene 4 - The dinner at Fulbert’s house
If I didn’t know better -----Fulbert, Heloise, Abelard, Hirsinde, Three Jolly Monks
Scene 5 - The street
Maria, I’ve got it -----Drogo, Maria
Scene 6 - Heloise’ bedroom
So that’s the man -----Hirsinde
See how my hands quiver -----Heloise
Scene 7 - Abelard’s bedroom.
Master! Please forgive me (Recit) -----Heloise, Abelard
Tell me then is it a sin -----Heloise, Abelard
Scene 8 - A lecture room
Am I late -----Berenger, John, Guido. Geoffrey
Scene 9 - Abelard’s bedroom
I can’t believe -----Abelard, Heloise
Do you call that academic? -----Fulbert, Heloise
Scene 10 - The markets.
Spring has come -----Drogo, Maria
Scene 11 - A desolate square at night.
I am sure -----Abelard
What’s that moving in the shadows -----Abelard, Heloise
Scene 12 - St Aignan’s Chapel.
Deep in the eyes of the virgin -----Chorus and soloists
END OF ACT 1........
ACT 2
Scene 1 - The square of the Canons.
Gone -----Fulbert, Drogo, Alberic
Scene 2 - Abelard’s bedroom just before dawn.
Scene 3 - A river with a bridge.
Now our Abbot’s gone away -----Three Jolly Monks & Washerwoman.
(Vintage vino reprise)
Scene 4 - Abelard’s bedroom.
There is one thing -----Heloise
I have nothing here -----Abelard, Heloise
Scene 5 - A street.
Quickly hide me -----Drogo, Maria, Guards
Scene 6 - Profession Scene. A Church.
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison -----Chorus
Become the Bride of Christ -----Abelard, Heloise, Alberic
You are his Bride -----Abelard, Heloise
Scene 7 - Interlude. Abelard & Heloise adjust to their new profession.
Vocalise -----Hirsinde
Scene 8 - A street before the Cathedral
Even though he’s now an abbot -----Berengar, John, Guido, Geoffrey, Abelard, Townsfolk
I gave myself to human loving -----Abelard
Your book is all your love can offer -----Chorus
Scene 9 - The Cathedral.
This trial -----Abelard
You stand charged here -----Alberic
Burn your book now -----Chorus
Scene 10 - Heloise in her study.
You write that you live in mortal danger -----Heloise
There is one thing -----Heloise
You are his bride -----Chorus
But touch me, touch me ----Heloise
The candle’s still burning -----Duet
One day we made love -----Chorus
You will never be dead to me -----Heloise
THE END
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