DR Singdaw, I once played Timothy the janitor in Help! Help! The Globolinks, Menotti's acoustic vs dread electronic music opera. I'm very fond of the score. There's a wonderful DVD of the original German production. Arlene Saunders, who plays the music teacher Miss Euterpova, was an American singer whom I saw play Rosalinda in Fledermaus at the Cincinnati Zoo. William Workman, who plays the school bus driver, was a very handsome American baritone who had a great career in Germany. Edith Mathis, who plays the schoolgirl Emily, is one of my favorite German sopranos.
And, to carry the Globolink coincidences further, the premiere redording on CD is coducted by my friend John DeMain. weho conducted the Housto Grand Opera production of Babes in Toyland in 1991!