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RISING (2024)
An evening-length collaboration between Pigeonwing Dance and the Neave Trio, with choreography by Guggenheim Fellow Gabrielle Lamb and score by composer Robert Sirota.

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ISCARIOT (1994) 90’​

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Musical theatre work in two acts. Libretto by Douglas Munsell



THE CLEVER MISTRESS (1988) 26’

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Often programmed as a double bill with Theodore Wiprud's My Last Duchess. The original production is available.

Chamber opera in one act. Libretto by Robert Sirota, based upon a story from The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

1 S, 1 T, 2 Bar; chorus (sb), 1-1-1-1; 0-1-1-0; perc, vln, vla, vcl



THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER (1987) 23’

Children's opera in one act. Libretto by Robert Sirota, from the story by Beatrix Potter
1 S, 1 T, 1 Bar; 4 secondary roles (SSAA) ,2 pianos, or piano and wind quintet

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BONTSHE THE SILENT (1978) 46’

Chamber opera in two scenes. Libretto by Robert B. Shaw, from the story by Isaac L. Peretz

1 Mez, 1 Bar, 1 B-Bar, 1 B, 1 non-singing male, chorus (satb), 1(pic)-1(E.hn)-1(b.cl)-1; 1-1-1-0; 2 perc, hp, pno(cel), str (1-1-1-1-1)