Opera / Music Theatre
The Collector (85', 2015 RIC). Opera in 12 scenes for countertenor, soprano & small ensemble. Libretto by Glenn Patterson, adapted from John Fowles’ novel of the same name.
Written with the help of an Arts Council of Ireland Opera Project Development award.
The Minotaur takes a Cigarette Break (90', 2014/15 IW). Opera in 7 scenes for 7 singers & 10 players. Libretto by Steven Sherrill, based on his novel of the same name.
The Last Siren (70', 2014 IW). Experimental opera in 4 scenes. Libretto by Ian Wilson.
Premiere: 29.04.14; Elaine Mitchener, voice; The Quiet Club, sound art; Ian Wilson, live electronics; Theatre Development Centre, Triskel, Cork/IRE.
Written with the help of an Arts Council of Ireland Opera Project Development award.
I Burn for You (45', 2012 IW). Experimental music theatre work in 5 scenes. Libretto by Ian Wilson.
Premiere: 11.02.12; Attila Csihar, Phil Minton, Elaine Mitchener, voices; Cathal Roche, sax, Clive Bell, accordion, David Toop, electroacoustic improvisation; Britten Studio, Snape, Aldeburgh/UK.
Minsk (75', 2005-6 RIC). Chamber opera in 7 scenes. Libretto by Lavinia Greenlaw.
Premiere: 03.03.13, Theater Heilbronn/D, dir. C. Marten-Molnár.
Opera commissioned by the Feldkirch Festival. New version for string orchestra commissioned by Theater Heilbronn.
Humpty Dumpty (25’, 2003 UE) Opera for soprano, tenor, clarinet and percussion.
Text by Brian Leyden.
Premiere: 18.03.10; Psappha; University of Lancaster/UK.
Written while an AHRB Research Fellow in Creative and Performing Arts.
Hamelin (90’, 2001-2 UE) Chamber opera in 2 acts. Libretto by Lavinia Greenlaw.
Premiere 14.03.03; Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater/D, dir. C. Marten-Molnár.
Written while an AHRB Research Fellow in Creative and Performing Arts.
Ian, violinist Dušica Mladenović & conductor Aleksandar Kojić,
preparing 'Socrates Ungraved' in 2018. Photo Marko Djoković