The Exterminating Angel

Opera

Writers: Thomas Adès Tom Cairns

Songs

Act 1

  • Prologue - A man with a flock of lambs

Scene 1

  • ‘Ee - You! Where d’you think you’re going?’ - Julio, Lucas

Scene 2

  • ‘Camila, what do we do?’ - Meni, Camila, Enrique, Pablo

Scene 3

  • ‘Ya ha ha ha ha ha’ - Leticia, Nobile, Colonel, Lucía, Russell, Blanca, Roc, Leonora, Silvia, Raúl, Francisco, Beatriz, Eduardo, Doctor
  • ‘They’re here!’ - Meni, Camila
  • ‘How strange! Lucas’ - Leticia, Nobile, Colonel, Lucía, Russell, Blanca, Roc, Leonora, Silvia, Raúl, Francisco, Beatriz, Eduardo, Doctor, Meni, Camila

Scene 4

  • ‘No, I’ve never tasted it’ - Colonel, Blanca, Lucía, Nobile, Silvia, Beatriz, Leonora, Francisco, Eduardo, Roc, Russell, Doctor
  • The Ragoût Aria ‘My friends, you must all forgive me’ - Lucía, Colonel, Blanca, Nobile, Silvia, Beatriz, Leonora, Francisco, Eduardo, Roc, Russell, Doctor
  • ‘Here it is!’ - Lucía, Francisco, Enrique, Leticia, Russell, Silvia, Blanca, Nobile, Raúl, Roc

Scene 5

  • ‘I’m just in time!’ - Lucía, Julio, Pablo, Enrique, Servants

Scene 6

  • ‘What was that?’ - Raúl, Colonel, Blanca, Leticia, Leonora
  • ‘What’s your name?’ - Eduardo, Beatriz
  • ‘Tonight I feel marvellous’ - Leonora, Doctor
  • ‘Francisco!’ - Silvia, Francisco, Doctor, Leonora, Raúl
  • ‘Brava Blanca’ - Silvia, Beatriz, Leonora, Francisco, Eduardo, Nobile, Raúl, Colonel, Roc, Doctor, Lucía, Blanca, Julio

Scene 7

  • ‘Why is nobody leaving’ - Colonel, Lucía

Scene 8

  • ‘That went well, despite…’ - Nobile, Lucía, Silvia, Colonel, Leticia, Russell, Doctor, Francisco, Raúl, Beatriz, Eduardo, Roc, Leticia
  • ‘Our first night together’ - Eduardo, Beatriz

Interlude

Act 2

Scene 1

  • ‘What the hell is happening?’ - Julio, Nobile, Lucía
  • ‘How did you sleep, Leonora?’ - Blanca, Leonora, Silvia, Leticia, Doctor, Russell, Leonora
  • ‘Gentlemen, quickly!’ - Colonel, Eduardo, Raúl, Silvia, Leticia, Blanca
  • The Spoons Aria ‘Forgive me, Lucía’ - Francisco, Lucía, Julio
  • ‘But first, would any of the gentlemen’ - Julio, Colonel, Lucía, Blanca
  • ‘The butler’s strange resistance’ - Doctor

Scene 2

  • Interlude
  • ‘Over the sea’ - Blanca
  • ‘There is a seriously ill man in the room!’ - Leticia, Doctor, Colonel, Russell
  • ‘We are lost’ - Francisco, Silvia, Julio, Beatriz, Eduardo, Raúl, Leticia, Roc, Colonel, Leonora
  • ‘We must remain completely calm’ - Doctor, Beatriz, blanca, Eduardo, Roc, Leticia, Silvia, Francisco, Raúl, Colonel
  • ‘Silence! I have an idea’ - Nobile, Raúl, Leticia, Francisco, Russell, Silvia, Lucía, Blanca, Leonora, Nobile, Colonel
  • ‘I am happy…’ - Russell, Doctor
  • ‘I don’t want to die here’ - Beatriz, Eduardo Witches’ Trio ‘When I lifted the lid’ - Blanca, Silvia, Leticia
  • ‘¡Consummatum est!’ - Doctor, Colonel
  • ‘This is where the ocean ends’ - Eduardo, Beatriz

Act 3

Scene 1

  • ‘What can we do?’ - Chorus, Yoli

Scene 2

  • ‘Water! Water!’ - Leticia, Lucía, Silvia, Blanca, Leonora, Francisco, Nobile, Raúl, Colonel, Roc, Julio, Doctor
  • Obsessive Compulsive Ballet - Leticia, Lucía, Silvia, Blanca, Leonora, Francisco, Nobile, Raúl, Colonel, Roc, Julio, Doctor
  • ‘I can’t stand it anymore’ - Francisco, Silvia, Blanca, Lucía, Raúl, Nobile, Colonel
  • Interlude
  • ‘I think they watch us from time to time’ - Leonora
  • ‘Leonora! My hand!’ - Doctor, Blanca, Raúl, Leticia

Scene 3

  • ‘What is today?’ - Beatriz, Eduardo Lullaby ‘Fold your body into mine’ - Beatriz, Eduardo

Scene 4

  • ‘Aah! Don’t touch me!’ - Roc, Leticia, Raúl, Doctor, Colonel, Leonora

Scene 5

  • ‘Quiet as a tomb’ - Chorus, Lucas, Camila, Meni, Enrique, Pablo, Padre, Yoli,

Scene 6

  • ‘Edmundo darling’ - Lucía, Nobile, Raúl, Doctor, Blanca, Francisco, Silvia, Leonora
  • ‘It’s very late, Yoli’ - Silvia, Yoli
  • ‘Witches incantation’ - Blanca, Leonora, Doctor, Francisco, Silvia, Raúl, Roc, Nobile
  • ‘Wait! Don’t move!’ - Leticia
  • Leticia’s Song ‘Zion, do you ask of my peace’ - Leticia
  • The Exit - Chorus, Tutti
  • Solemn High Requiem ‘Libera de morte aeternam’ - Tutti

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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