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Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol

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by Nathan Granner

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*** This recording performed by Nathan Granner and subsequent live performance are being made as a fundraiser to complete the writing of the new opera "Gospel of Judas". ***

One of Kansas City’s greatest nationally recognized talents, Nathan Granner, performed an adaptation by Greg Oliver Bodine of Charles Dickens’, “A Christmas Carol” at the Hemingway Gallery, 103 W. 19th St. Kansas City, MO.

Performances were Friday, Dec. 4, 10, and 11. The event was set on a stage suspended over water in the middle of a thicket of gnarled trees, a perfect setting for this ghostly tale.

Granner was determined to see an almost 30 year Kansas City holiday tradition kept alive. Partnering with Greg Oliver Bodine and The Hemingway Gallery, Granner stepped into a new role with a one man performance of this holiday classic.

The adaptation was not your traditional ensemble cast of “A Christmas Carol,” but rather a performed “reading” of the holiday classic with the voices of Scrooge himself as well as most of the cast of characters, including Marley's Ghost, The Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present Belle, Bob and Mrs. Cratchitt as well as Scrooge's maid and more!

It was clearly a break from the norm and an exciting endeavor for the classically trained operatic tenor, however no performance with Granner would be complete without music, and this nuanced performance in this recording brings a new depth and intimacy to his art through both the text and the added songs in the play.

Says Granner, “Growing up with Christmas Carol, both going with my family and being in the KCRep show has been a big, special part of my life. I was so happy to be able to keep the tradition going”

The Hemingway Gallery, owned by Kansas City native Kerry Duffin, is a newly renovated historic landmark in the Crossroads District making its debut to the Kansas City arts scene this fall. The space will be a multi-purpose gallery for the performing arts and an event space.

Nathan Granner, one of The American Tenors (www.theamericantenors.com)- a trio of world class, classically-trained tenors, is recognized throughout the U.S. and the world. Granner also has also received international notoriety while touring and recording with guitarist Beau Bledsoe. His musical and theatrical productions don’t stop here. Granner has partnered with Jeffery Rukaman on a post modern adaptation of Frank Sinatra’s smash hit album “The Wee Small Hours” that will make its debut to the Kansas City arts scene in January 2010.
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released 25 November 2009
performed by Nathan Granner
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Track Name: A Christmas Carol - Part 1
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