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Composer’s Log: July 31, 2017

2017-07-31 Jessica Rudman

While last week was a productive one for the opera, this week was…well…not.  Between getting ready for the composition workshop I…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts Filed under: aria, excerpt, Hartford Opera Theater, Pierre

Composer’s Log: July 24, 2017

2017-07-24 Jessica Rudman

It’s been a busy week!  I’ve almost finished a full draft of the sequence between Marie and Pierre, which spans…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts, Updates Filed under: excerpt, Marie, Pierre

Libretto teaser: “We are sometime-slaves of our affections”

2017-07-21 kpl

This libretto teaser comes from Marie and Pierre’s duet. The opening two lines draw on a letter written to Marie…

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Posted in: Excerpts Filed under: duet, excerpt, libretto, teaser, text

Composer’s Log: July 17, 2017

2017-07-17 Jessica Rudman

Since my last Composer’s Log, I’ve mostly been adding accompaniments to vocal lines that I had already sketched and making…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts, Updates Filed under: accompaniment, excerpt, leitmotif, motive

Composer’s Log: July 14, 2017

2017-07-14 Jessica Rudman

On Monday, I posted my first Composer’s Log with updates on how the opera is progressing.  I planned to publish a…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Updates Filed under: aria, excerpt, Pierre
Sketching time!

Composer’s Log: July 10, 2017

2017-07-10 Jessica Rudman

Now that my other recent projects—a song cycle (with text by Kendra!) for mezzo-soprano Charity Clark and a trombone and…

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Jennifer Sgroe in "Trigger" - Photo by Bill Morgan Media, LLL

Hartford Opera Theater Announces Season

2017-07-08 Jessica Rudman

The Hartford Opera Theater has announced their 2017-18 season, and we are very excited to share that they will be…

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Posted in: Performances Filed under: Hartford Opera Theater, Performance

Libretto Teaser: “I take my life in measurements”

2017-05-22 kpl

Marie Curie (a little solemn, a little proud, with dignity): I take my life in measurements obscure to other women:…

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Posted in: Excerpts Filed under: aria, excerpt, libretto, Marie, mezzo

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