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"NORFOLK" IN FRACTURED MOSAICS (2023)
By composer Randall Eng, with libretto by Monique Truong, "Norfolk" is one of five operatic scenes featured in Fractured Mosaics, an operatic response to the surge in anti-Asian hate crimes, commissioned by the opera company White Snake Projects.
OR/AND (2022)
A multimedia chamber operatic poem, following the journey of a composer who finds her voice only when she accepts the seeming contradictions of her immigrant identity. Choosing “and” over the divisive “or,” this work taps into the inclusive power of AND to help mend our divided world.
Composer: Shih-Hui Chen
Librettist: Monique Truong
Director/scenic design: Doug Fitch
Soprano: Lini Gong
Chamber ensemble: soundSCAPEPremiere:
September 23-24, 2022
Asia Society Texas Center, HoustonINFO | PDF
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MAP: A NEW WORLD (2022)
World premiere of a nine-movement work, commissioned by The Juilliard School for Juilliard415 & Music Advancement Program Chorus. Composer/conductor: Francisco J. Núñez, Librettist: Monique Truong.
WHAT'S LEFT OF ME IS HERE (2019)
Scenes from opera-in-progress Dreams of Water Beyond One's Depth by Joan La Barbara with libretto by Monique Truong
Premiere:
Joan La Barbara, Lauren Flanigan, Julia Meadows, Mario Diaz-Moresco, Joe Jacobs, Miguel Frasconi (piano, flute, glass), and Bryan Hayslett (cello)
Interpretations 30
March 14, 2019
Roulette, Brooklyn
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Aria from opera-in-progress Dreams of Water Beyond One's Depth by Joan La Barbara with libretto by Monique Truong
Premiere:
Joan La Barbara, Julia Meadows, Miguel Frasconi (Buchla), and Bryan Hayslett (cello)
Experiments in Opera Presents: Modularias
November 3, 2018
The Flea Theater, New York City
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Opera-in-progress by Joan La Barbara with libretto by Monique Truong
THE WANDERLUSTING OF JOSEPH C. (2017)
Song cycle by Joan La Barbara with lyrics by Monique Truong
Premiere:
Joan La Barbara, Lauren Flanigan, Mario Diaz-Moresco, Julia Meadows, and Ne(x)tworks
[GENERATE] Joan La Barbara
May 24, 2017
Roulette, New York City
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Joan La Barbara, Lauren Flanigan, Mario Diaz-Moresco, Miguel Frasconi (flute), and Bryan Hayslett (cello)
METLIVEARTS "Joan La Barbara: The Wanderlusting of Joseph C."
April 13, 2018
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Read Review | PDFA MURMURATION FOR CHIBOK (2016)
Choral work by Joan La Barbara with lyrics by Monique Truong
Premiere:
Young People's Chorus of New York City
Transient Glory Concert
November 4, 2016
National Sawdust, New York City
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Young People's Chorus of New York City
Tampere Vocal Music Festival
June 6, 2017
Ylöjärvi Church, Tampere, Finland
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Bang on a Can Marathon
May 7, 2017
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
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Transient Glory Concert
November 6, 2016
Merkin Concert Hall, New York City
The Dream of Ariadne (or Joseph Cornell Observes a Constellation of Regrets) (2014)
Song by Joan La Barbara with lyrics by Monique Truong
Premiere:
Joan La Barbara
"Born into Flames" series
October 3, 2014
Spectrum, New York City
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