Krispy Kremes & Butter Queens

MUSIC BY

Jennifer Jolley

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LIBRETTO BY

Vynnie Meli

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FIRST PERFORMANCE

January 21, 2012 at the 2012 Atlanta Opera 24-Hour Opera Project. Original stage production by Michael Nutter

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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

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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.