BROKEN PIECES
A Love Story in one Scene
Music by Daron Hagen
Words by Barbara Grecki

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WORLD PREMIERE
The University of Southern California Opera at Schoenberg Hall, 8 March 2005, in Los Angeles.

EAST COAST PREMIERE
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 20 May 2005, in New York.

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT PREMIERE
Music on the Edge Chamber Orchestra, 19 February 2007, in Pittsburgh.

BOSTON PREMIERE
Opera Boston Underground
at the Lizard Lounge, 13 February 2008.

FIRST TOUR
University of Oregon Opera Theater Operas in Repertory Tour
May, 2008
18 May: Lakeview, OR
26 May: Symphony Space, NYC, NY
30 May: Eugene, OR
31 May: Eugene, OR

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THE STORY
Pamela, a thirty-something divorcee, lives alone with her cat in a small apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
She's been waiting for months for the tile man to come and fix the broken tiles in her bathroom.
Antonio, a middle-aged Italian immigrant, arrives to do the work.
During the course of his visit, the two connect and share a lovely romantic moment.
She leaves for work.
He creates a beautiful mosaic of her face in her bathroom.
Pamela discovers it when she returns.

THE CAST
Pamela - soprano
Antonio - tenor or high baritone

Piano or chamber ensemble accompaniment

DURATION
25 minutes

FOR MORE INFORMATION
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