FULL Single Occupancies Three Contemporary Opera Theatre Monologues (Martin Hennessy, Marisa Michelson) Key West FL 2020
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Single Occupancies Three Contemporary Opera Theatre Monologues
- Composer: Hennessy Martin, Michelson Marisa
- Libretto: Stephen Kitsakos. Mark Campbell Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: The Studios of Key West, Key West, Florida
- Recorded: January 2020
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Daniel Curran, Vira Slyvotsky, Molly Ranson
- Conductor:
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Stage Director: Murphy Davies
- Stage Designer: Rik Worth
- Costume Designer: Carmen Rodriguez
- Lighting Designer: Anthony Palmer
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Martin Hennessy
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: DVD
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
An Incident in Sutton Square, Music by Martin Hennessy, Libretto by Stephen Kitsakos.
World Premiere. Danny, a young man afflicted with arithmomania, a type of obsessive compulsive disorder, grieving the recent loss of his beloved dog, re-lives a terrifying encounter with a dog walker in a swanky Manhattan neighborhood. Scored for tenor, piano, Bb clarinet and double bass.
The Woman in Penthouse A, Music by Martin Hennessy, Libretto by Stephen Kitsakos.
World Premiere. In a European capital, Mrs. Bakshlevi, an international socialite and power broker of Iranian descent, is being interviewed by an unseen journalist. The line between truth and fiction is blurred as she boasts of her skills in manipulating the truth, while simultaneously renouncing those who would put her in prison for fraud. Scored for soprano, Bb clarinet, double bass and digital santoor.
The Other Room, Music by Marisa Michelson, Libretto by Mark Campbell
Premiere – New York City, 2014, in the “Inner Voices” series. A moving, often humorous musical, work celebrating the power of friendship and birth of their activism during the early years of the AIDS crisis. In 1990, in a Manhattan apartment, Lena is in the living room of her friend Steve, painting at an easel to distract her from assisting in his suicide. Steve is seriously ill and occupying the “other room.” Scored for piano, cello and digital electronics.