“The guiding spirit of Floyd’s operas is a studied, almost draconian pragmatism that makes them attractively easy to stage while limiting the heights to which they can aspire,” the Grove Dictionary of American Music summed up, in what it considered Mr. Floyd’s strengths and weaknesses. “Casts and orchestras are small; plots, action, and scenery uncomplicated. No unusual instruments, voices or theater technologies are required, nor any great virtuosity in the performers. There is little counterpoint, or any musical feature that would demand more than minimal rehearsal time.”
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