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The Light of Lesser Days
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and ensemble
(2021)
- Duration 70'
- Instrumentation
fl.ob.cl.bsn_hn.tpt.tbn.tba_2perc.accdn_2vln.vla.vcl.db, plus electronics
Abbreviations (PDF) - Publisher Boosey & Hawkes
- World Premiere
9/9/2021
Katrien Baerts (sop) / Barbara Kozelj (mezzo) / Asko Schoenberg Ensemble / Clark Rundell
Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Utrecht
Synopsis
There are two characters in a nondescript, institutional grey room: Selvina (soprano) and Meline (mezzo-soprano) read a book, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, whose vivid descriptions transport them to different fantasy worlds that exist beyond the room. As they journey from one reality to the next, bathed in color—from forests, stormy seas, and islands to a palace that holds memories—Meline struggles to piece together memory fragments and images from her past that hold the key to her identity, and seem to revolve around Selvina.
Reproduction Rights:
This program note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the composer.
Press
Oscar Bettison Unveils First Opera, The Light of Lesser Days (Boosey & Hawkes, August 2021)
