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Becoming Santa Claus is an opera in one act by composer Mark Adamo. Adamo also wrote the English language libretto for the opera. Commissioned by the Dallas Opera, the work had its world premiere at the Winspear Opera House on December 4, 2015. The opera has an approximate running time of 100 minutes.

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere cast,
4 December 2015
(Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume)
Queen Sophine mezzo-soprano Jennifer Rivera
Prince Claus tenor Jonathan Blalock
Donkey/Messenger bass Matt Boehler
Yan, an elf soprano Hila Plitmann
Ib, an elf mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer
Yab, an elf tenor Keith Jameson
Ob, an elf bass-baritone Kevin Burdette
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