Trendcast: New Chamber Operas
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Discover several recent chamber operas by Boosey & Hawkes composers, including David T. Little's What Belongs to You starring tenor Karim Sulayman.
Based on the eponymous novel by Garth Greenwell, David T. Little’s new opera What Belongs to You for tenor and chamber orchestra premiered in September with Karim Sulayman, Alarm Will Sound, and Alan Pierson, in a production directed by Mark Morris. Opera Magazine praised Little's "fascinating score ... abounding in polystylistic shifts," drawing influence from Monteverdi, Dowland, and Romantic sources.
Explore recently premiered chamber operas from the Boosey & Hawkes catalog below.
Recently Premiered Chamber Operas
Steven Mackey, Moon Tea
Duration: 25 min
Libretto: Rinde Eckert
Scoring: S.A.2T.B; perc-pft-2vln.vla.vlc
Premiered at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
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Courtney Bryan, Blessed
Duration: 22 min
Scoring: two vocalists and improvising piano
Premiered with Opera Philadelphia
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Oscar Bettison, The Light of Lesser Days
Duration: 60 min
Libretto: Oscar Bettison
Scoring: S,M; 1.1.1.1-1.1.1.0-perc(2)-pft-accdn-elec.gtr.-strings-electronics
Premiered with Asko Schönberg, Gaudeamus Muziekweek
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Mark Simpson, Pleasure
Duration: 70 min
Libretto: Melanie Challenger
Scoring: S,T,B,BBar;pre-recorded TTBB chorus;0.2.0.0-0.1.1.0-perc-t-synth-strings
Premiered at Opera North
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Michel van der Aa, The Book of Water
Duration: 70 min
Libretto: Michel van der Aa, with text excerpts from the novella 'Man in the Holocene' by Max Frisch
Scoring: actor; string quartet; film?
Premiered at Venice Biennale
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Tod Machover, Schoenberg in Hollywood
Duration: 90 min
Libretto: Simon Robson
Scoring: B.S.T-1.0.2.0-1.1.1.1-perc-keyboard(2)-strings
Premiered by Boston Lyric Opera
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Photo: Erin Baino