

pocket operas
On the Origin (2011) - 25 min.
for two coloratura sopranos, baritone, & piano.
Text by Rochelle Bright
Commissioned and premiered by American Lyric Theater, Opera in Eden, Symphony Space, June 2011. [video]
Letter to My Sons, Upon the Death of My Father (2021)
- 14 min Monodrama/Film Opera
for mezzo-soprano, harp & cello quintet (vn1/vn2/va/vc1/vc2)
Text by Jacqueline Goldfinger
Commissioned & premiered by Resonance Works
Online Premiere, 2021
Voice for a Future Nightingale (2008) - 7 min.
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, & piano.
Text by Ken Gass
Commissioned & premiered by Tapestry New Opera, Opera Briefs 2008.
New York Premiere by Underworld Productions, 3.31.2012.
Chicken or Beef? (2008) - 5 min.
for tenor, baritone, & piano.
Text by David Brock
Commissioned & premiered by Tapestry New Opera, Opera Briefs 2008.
decoherence (2008) - 5 min.
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, & piano
Text by Andrew Moodie
Commissioned & premiered by Tapestry New Opera, Opera Briefs 2008.
Photo: Steven Laxton.
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