The Royal Singer: Scene III
Archival Recording, performed by students in the Music and Dance Department at Swarthmore College, May 2015. The Royal Singer centers on a singing contest. After the old Royal Singer falls into a vat of honey, the Royal Messenger announces a contest to find a new singer. Professor Song – who in youth was passed over […]
Isabella’s Diary (work in progress)
A new chamber opera, based on an infamous 19th century scandal. Englishwoman Isabella Robinson wrote diary entries detailing an extramarital affair. After her abusive husband stole and published her diary, she fought valiantly against a legal system that regarded her as property. A story of marital deceit and violated privacy that resonates powerfully in the […]