This playlist combines the previous workshop with new material. When there is a discrepancy between the current piano vocal score for 2025 and these recordings, defer to the pdf! These materials are for the internal use of Savannah Voice Festival cast, directors, and staff.

CINDERELLA'S ROYAL FEAST Demo playlist for SVF Cast 2025

This playlist combines the workshop reading with new material. If there is a discrepancy between the piano vocal and the demo, go with the piano vocal!

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 441 To 491

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 419 To 440

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 308 To 418

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 1 To 53

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 834 To End

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 790 To 833

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 619 To 788

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 492 To 618

Royal Feast Demo For 2025 Bars 54 To 307

Michael Ching is an opera composer/librettist, songwriter, and conductor. His opera SPEED DATING TONIGHT! has had over a hundred forty productions since its 2013 premiere. It is constantly being expanded and this is the place to hear the demos of new dater songs. This summer, Savannah Voice Festival will premiere his opera CINDERELLA'S ROYAL FEAST, a sequel to Rossini's opera. In 2024, the University of South Dakota-Vermillion premiered his opera, NOTES ON VIARDOT. It has subsequently been performed by Arizona State University and On Site Opera. His other sequel--to Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI is BUOSO'S GHOST. BUOSO is published by E.C. Schirmer Classical and has been performed by the Florida Grand Opera, Detroit Opera, OperaDelaware and several other companies. In 2020, the University of Alabama commissioned and premiered his opera RSBE. It is now on its sixth production. In 2018-19 high school students in Palm Springs premiered his opera, THRIVERS. His opera about Grant Wood, EIGHT WOODS AND A VAN, premiered at Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre.  Michael has written four one act operas for Savannah Voice Festival, including ALICE RYLEY and ANNA HUNTER, both about Savannah. Michael developed confidence in his ability to write words by trying to write songs. His favorite composer is George Gershwin. 

Most of these files are working files here for reference by the commissioning and producing organizations that Michael works with. There are also some singer-songwriter songs.