A one-act opera based on four poems by e. e. cummings. 14 minutes. Music by Christopher Hossfeld. Orchestration: oboe, bass clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and singers. First performance during VI, A Night of Student Opera Premiers, November 1999, Harvard University; David Salvage, Music Director; sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Score
Download a pdf of the score (for study purposes only).
For performance rights and materials, please contact the composer by e-mail at ch@christopherhossfeld.com.
Characters
- Man (tenor)
- Woman (soprano)
- Narrator (tenor)
- Two Old Ladies, sometimes and always (mezzo-sopranos)
Plot Synopsis
1. now two old ladies sit peacefully knitting
Narrator, Two Old Ladies, Woman
2. may i feel said he
Narrator, Man, Woman
3. i like my body when it is with your
Narrator, Man
4. don’t get me wrong oblivion
Woman