NEW CHAMBER OPERAS
music: Matt Boehler
libretto: Tony Asaro
based on the novel by T.C. Boyle
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Initial development sponsored by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with public presentation May 2024
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Featured on the SNAPSHOT reading series March 2024 with West Edge Opera in San Francisco
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Set at the turn of the 20th century, follows a Dickensian set of characters at John Harvey Kellogg's elite health spa in Battle Creek, Michigan
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Ensemble cast of 12 (4 sop, 2 mez, 2 ten, 3 bar, 1 b-bar), doubling of some roles. Optional chorus. Chamber orchestration
A fast-paced, ensemble-based comedy about puritanism, fanaticism, and yogurt colonics.
music: Matt Boehler
libretto: Miriam Gordon-Stewart
based on the play by Neil LaBute
"What a beautiful, powerful, moving opera—one that
should be produced by every company in the country
looking for more intimate works."
— Mark Campbell
librettist of Silent Night and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
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Premiered in 2022 with Victory Hall Opera in Charlottesville, VA
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A sincere, moving chamber opera disguised as a 90s office rom-com
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Features the first operatic role written expressly for a plus-sized performer as a romantic lead
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Modest forces: 1 act, 95 minute duration, 4 singers, 6 instrumentalists