The Abbess and the Acolyte

…we’ve only one life so we might as well live it.

 

The Abbess and the Acolyte

Chamber opera.
 
 
Duration: 20:00
 
Premiere: June 12, 2011. Virginia Arts Festival – “Masterworks in the Making” concert as a part of the John Duffy Composers Institute. Alan Johnson, conductor.
 
About:
Evoking the humorous nature of Boccaccio’s 14th century story, The Abbess and the Acolyte depicts the struggle of two nuns with their desires for love and the experience of life outside the convent while trying to keep their saint-like status.
 
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