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The Light in the Piazza

A musical in 2 acts by Craig Lucas. Based on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer. Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel

Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York - Opened 18th April, 2005. Closed 2nd July, 2006 (504 perfs)

Synopsis

A young American tourist, Clara Johnson, meets and falls for young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli. When Clara's mother Margaret learns of the affair, she opposes it for reasons that only gradually become known to the audience.

Musical Numbers

    1. Overture
    2. Statues and Stories Part 1 - Margaret and Clara
    3. Statues and Stories Part 2
    4. Margaret/Hat
    5. Margaret Aside 1
    6. Transition to Uffizi
    7. Tour Guide
    8. The Beauty Is - Clara
    9. Il Mondo Era Vuoto Part 1 - Fabrizio
    10. Il Mondo Era Vuoto Part 2
    11. American Dancing - Orchestra
    12. Duomo
    13. Margaret Aside 2
    14. Piazzale Michelangelo
    15. Punctuation
    16. Passeggiata Part 1 - Fabrizio and Clara
    17. Passeggiata Part 2 - Fabrizio, Clara, Margaret, Signor Naccarelli
    18. Passeggiata Part 3
    19. Transition to Tea Scene
    20. Che Gorgioso
    21. The Joy You Feel - Franca
    22. Margaret Aside 3
    23. After Tea
    1. Dividing Day - Margaret
    2. Hysteria - Clara, Fabrizio, Margaret
    3. Hotel Bar
    4. Fabrizio at the Door
    5. Say It Somehow - Clara, Fabrizio
    6. Entr'acte
    7. Aiutami - The Naccarelli Family
    8. The Light in the Piazza - Clara
    9. Back to Florence
    10. Octet Part 1 - Company
    11. Clara's Tirade - Clara
    12. Church
    13. Octet Part 2 - Company
    14. Something is Wrong
    15. The Beauty Is (Reprise) - Margaret
    16. Transition to Tie Shop
    17. Let's Walk - Signor Naccarelli and Margaret
    18. Post Promenade
    19. Clara's Interlude
    20. Love to Me - Fabrizio
    21. Wedding
    22. Fable - Margaret
    23. Bows
    24. Exit Music

     

Cast

Scenes and Settings

Orchestration

(orchestrations by Ted Sperling and Adam Guettel)