Krispy Kremes & Butter Queens
MUSIC BY
Jennifer Jolley
LIBRETTO BY
Vynnie Meli
FIRST PERFORMANCE
January 21, 2012 at the 2012 Atlanta Opera 24-Hour Opera Project. Original stage production by Michael Nutter
Judges' Choice & Audience Favorite winner of The Atlanta Opera's 2012 24-Hour Opera Project
ROLES
TV Announcer/Angel 1: Baritone
Paula Deen: Soprano
Kitchen Assistant/Angel 2: Soprano
DURATION
10 minutes
PROGRAM NOTE
Paula Deen is making her infamous "The Lady's Brunch Burger" (glazed doughnuts, hamburger, fried egg, bacon, and cheese) when she accidentally chokes on a doughnut and dies. In the afterlife, Paula Deen is denied entrance to heaven because of her sinful culinary ways. She pleads to the angels guarding heaven's door to let her in, tempting them to taste butter, causing them to lose their angel wings.