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Jeanne (2009)  75 min. (in progress)

coloratura soprano, bass (also singing falsetto), tenor, mezzo, baritone; full orchestra



The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing

BEST WORLD PREMIERE 2023 - Chicago Tribune

ca. 110 min.

text by David Simpatico​

lyric baritone, leggiero tenor, lyric tenor, coloratura soprano, mezzo-soprano, SATB chorus;

full orchestra (32-person)

Commissioned by American Lyric Theater

World Premiere: March 2023   PRESS CLIPPINGS

Watch a Video Excerpt COT 2019

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The Maiden Tower (2005)  40 min.
solo bass, solo soprano, solo tenor, actress; fl/picc, B-flat cl., fh, harp, piano, percussion (plus timpani), 2 vns, va, vc, db; computer electronics, quadraphonic speaker set-up



Three, Two, One- BANG! (2008) 25 min.
​youth opera based on Macbeth
sung roles: 2 sop., 2 mezzo, 1 tenor, 1 baritone; spoken roles: 2 males and 2 males or females;
string quartet + piano

Commissioned by Long Leaf Opera, 2008


The Dragon (2010) 50 min.
children's opera based on the tale by R. Akutagawa
soprano, mezzo, tenor, bass, optional chorus and piano; also orchestrated: 3 flutists + percussion

Commissioned by North Carolina Opera

Seven Sisters (in progress) 90 min.

Text by Stephanie Fleischmann

4 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 1 spinto

Watch a Video Sample: aria "Childless"

Watch a 5 min promo

TWA  [working title] - IN PROGRESS

Based on Twa Sisters, the ballad

Text by Jacqueline Goldfinger

read about the first workshop

JUSTINE F. CHEN

COMPOSER AND VIOLINIST

SAVE THE DATE:

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SONG join us at the composer's round table in Cincinnati, OH 5/12/25
Justine's cycle of Asian Americana: ALIGHT, poetry of Ophelia Hu Kinney, sung by inspiring force of nature, soprano Jennifer Lien.

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the stunning soprano Jeanai La Vita and pianist Justina Lee on their beautiful recital, and performance of my song with the words of revolutionary suffragist Crystal Eastman at the Bronx River Arts Center!

Check out our rave review from Gramophone of SHALLOW BREATH AND STEALTH
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BEST WORLD PREMIERE! Our "Fantastical, evocative, and nuanced" opera THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING was named BEST WORLD PREMIERE by Chicago Tribune

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