Writing

Anthony Buck has written libretti, translations, and scripts for multiple productions, including:

  • Butch Cassidy Hops a Train (one act opera: Monica Hymas composer) 2023 debut.

  • The Impresario (new English singing translation) 2022 debut.

  • Club Idiot (radio drama: Liz Christensen, co-writer) 2021 release. Produced by In the Telling podcast.

  • Orpheus in the Underworld (new English singing translation) 2021 debut.

  • 6 Actors in Search of a Theater (digital play for the time of Covid: Liz Christensen, co-writer) 2020 release. Produced by In the Telling podcast.

  • Tagged (10-episode radio drama: Liz Christensen, co-writer) 2021 release. Produced by Viticast.

  • Divas Furloughed (one-act digital opera: Ian Mikyska, composer) 2020 debut. Produced by Opera Harmony and distributed by OperaVision.

  • Make Offer (4 episode radio drama: Liz Christensen, co-writer) 2020 release. Produced by In the Telling podcast.

  • A Christmas Carol (one-act opera; Michael G. Leavitt, composer) 2016 debut. See excerpts here. The University of Utah's 2019 Production of A Christmas Carol at The Grand Theatre in Salt Lake City was the Division 4 1st Place Winner for the National Opera Association's Opera Production Awards.

  • Die Fledermaus (new English singing translations) 2016 debut. See excerpts here.

  • The Romance of Silence (two-act opera libretto). See excerpts here. Film of libretto reading here.

  • The Merry Widow (new English dialogues) 2017 debut

  • Arabian Nights (contributing writer to original script) 2015 debut

  • Pantalone and the 7 Lovers (pastiche with music from 26 Italian Songs and Arias) 2012 debut

  • Pantalone's Pockets (pastiche with music from 26 Italian Songs and Arias) 2017 debut

  • Pantalone Plots Again! (pastiche with music from 26 Italian Songs and Arias) 2018 debut

  • A Hero's Journey (audience participation fantasy adventure) 2014 debut. Performance rights available from Liecester Bay Theatricals.

  • Wild in the West (audience participation Wild West adventure) 2016 debut. Performance rights available from Liecester Bay Theatricals.

  • Robin Hood; Legend of the Sherwood Bandit (composer; Ed Farnsworth, playwright) 2013 debut. Performance rights available from Liecester Bay Theatricals.

His online educational materials for Utah Opera's Die Fledermaus can be read here:

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