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The Perfect Woman
chamber opera for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and chamber orchestra
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About
A chamber opera freely adapted from the short story The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Scottish Opera as part of the Five:15 opera project (five new works of 15' duration)
Text note
Libretto by Ron Butlin
Performance history
29 Feb 2008: Performed by Scottish Opera: Paul Keohone (baritone), Peter Van Hulle (tenor), Lise Christensen (mezzo) conducted by Derek Clark at Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland
01 Mar 2008: Performed by Scottish Opera: Paul Keohone (baritone), Peter Van Hulle (tenor), Lise Christensen (mezzo) conducted by Derek Clark at Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland
02 Mar 2008: Performed by Scottish Opera: Paul Keohone (baritone), Peter Van Hulle (tenor), Lise Christensen (mezzo) conducted by Derek Clark at Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland
08 Mar 2008: Performed by Scottish Opera: Paul Keohone (baritone), Peter Van Hulle (tenor), Lise Christensen (mezzo) conducted by Derek Clark at The Hub, Ednburgh, Scotland
09 Mar 2008: Performed by Scottish Opera: Paul Keohone (baritone), Peter Van Hulle (tenor), Lise Christensen (mezzo) conducted by Derek Clark at The Hub, Ednburgh, Scotland
28 May 2008: Performed by Scottish Opera: Paul Keohone (baritone), Peter Van Hulle (tenor), Lise Christensen (mezzo) conducted by Derek Clark at Comic Strip Museum, Brussels, Belgium
29 May 2008: Performed by Scottish Opera: Paul Keohone (baritone), Peter Van Hulle (tenor), Lise Christensen (mezzo) conducted by Derek Clark at Comic Strip Museum, Brussels, Belgium