Ricky Ian Gordon : The House Without a Christmas Tree

A CHRISTMAS TALE OF HOPE AND TRANSFORMATION

Precocious Addie Mills is smart and energetic, just like the mother she never knew. Addie has no idea why her father resents the holidays so intensely, refusing even to allow a Christmas tree in the house. But when she brings home a tree she won in a school contest, it paves the way for a miracle of sorts—her father’s broken soul is transformed.

The House without a Christmas Tree, a new opera by Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek that premiered at Houston Grand Opera in 2017, is based on the book by Gail Rock and the beloved 1972 television movie of the same name.

Tracklisting : 

1 Prologue 4.51
2 Scene 1 7.38
3 Interlude 1: Snowballs 2.23
4 Scene 2: After Dinner 13.04
5 Scene 3: Caroling 4.16
6 Scene 4: Best Friends 2.24
7 Scene 5: School Christmas 6.04
8 Interlude 2: Journey of the Christmas Tree, Part 1 1.42
9 Piano Interlude 1 0.31
10 Scene 6: The House with a Christmas Tree 10.31
11 Piano Interlude 2 0.23
12 Scene 7: Gentle Wisdom 4.36
13 Interlude 3: Journey of the Christmas Tree, Part 2 2.40
14 Scene 8: A Gift, Not Charity 2.29
15 Scene 9: Nativity 3.32
16 Piano Interlude 3 0.30
17 Scene 10: A Surprise for Addie 5.42