Paco’s POV:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Week 3)
Francisco José “Paco” Cosió Marron
YAA is excited to have the return of a beloved blog column called Paco’s POV. Our wonderful Orchestra Manager, Francisco José “Paco” Cosió-Marron, will be writing these regularly to give you a bit more background on the production we are currently working on, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Check back often to get your fill of Paco’s POV!
Greetings YAA Community!
I am loathe to distract you from what 'I am sure' is a day of study, reading and PRACTICE but since Mr. Sanz raised the question yesterday which made it a bit evident that you hadn't read the script synopsis before practice, I thought I would break down some of the queries he posed. He asked if anyone could name the colors on Joseph's gold lined 'technicolor' coat. As you don't have the script/score here they are:
The colors of Joseph’s coat: “It was red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn and lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve and cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and grey and purple and white and pink and orange and red and yellow and green and brown and blue.
Did you know that Jacob and his sons are mentioned and honored in all three great religions of the “book” (the stories of the Torah, Pentateuch, and Koran): Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The Muslims hold as a holy site Jacob’s well in Nablus as well as the home of Abraham in Hebron. They know Jacob as Yaqub ibn Ishaaq ibn Ibrahim (Jacob son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham.) Jacob’s twelve sons lend their names to the twelve tribes of Israel and, as Mr. Sanz was most interested in listings yesterday at rehearsal, here are the 12 brothers in order of birth: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Nepthali (sometimes spelled with an a instead of the e), Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulon, Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph was the first born of Jacob’s favorite wife, Rachel (he had four wives: Leah, Bilhah, Zilpah, and Rachel) who bore her two sons (Joseph and Benjamin) late in Jacob’s life.
I hope this will tickle your interest today. Remember the original story of Joseph can be found in most bibles in Genesis 37:2 thru 50:26.
Enjoy a restful and mentally stimulating day.
Paco