Picture a day like this
Opera in Seven Scenes
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Lyric book
Item no.: 1633281
Picture a day like this
(Limited Edition)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1655350
Opera in Seven Scenes
Picture a day like this is the fourth collaboration between George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, whose acclaimed partnership produced Written on Skin, Lessons in Love and Violence, and Into the Little Hill. The 60-minute opera is cast in seven scenes and scored for five voices (S-S-MS-Ct-Bar) and twenty-two instrumentalists. It premiered at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2023, with the composer conducting.
Picture a day like this tells the story of a Woman (mezzo-soprano) who has lost her child, if she can meet one truly happy person before nightfall, they will return to life. In her search she meets a pair of lovers, a Composer and their assistant, an Artisan, Collector, and the mysterious Zabelle. Benjamins music meets Crimps text to create a bittersweet fable on grief and renewal.
This product comprises the vocal score.
Opera in Seven Scenes
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Lyric book
Item no.: 1633281
(Limited Edition)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1655350