Lost In The Scroll
Lost In The Scroll is a one-act opera buffa composed in 2024 with a libretto by David Cote. Scored for three voices and a string quintet, it humorously explores a modern-day "comedy of low stakes," following Penny’s chaotic battle against digital distraction, blending Baroque influences, popular culture references, and absurdity.
Director: John De Los Santos
Instrumentation: Soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, string quintet (2 vln, vla, vc, db)
Duration: 10’
Composition year: 2024
First performance: 20/06/24; MMF 2024 (Saratoga Springs, New York)
Performer: Ensemble-In-Residence
Duett Für Eine Stimme
In this one-act operetta for mezzo-soprano, piano, cello, and electronics, a woman revisits her ten-year-old diary entries on a cassette recorder during a sleepless night. As she overwrites and reshapes the recordings in a raw yet creative process, she confronts and reconnects with her unprocessed past, rediscovering her earlier self.
Director: Friederike Lange
Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano, piano, cello, electronics
Duration: 30’
Composition year: 2020
First performance: 22/02/20; Hamburger Sprechwerk (Hamburg, Germany)
Performer: Rebecca Aline Frese (Eva), Luca Sutto (piano, electronics), Elisabeth Kogan (cello)