Music
Take a look and listen at our current and recent productions.
juniper frag, complete
by Jason Reed
- Robert Maril, baritone and cello
- Elisabeth Halliday, soprano and percussion
- Bonnie Lander, soprano and violin
- Ruby Fulton, viola
- George Lam, violin
Leads
by Kathleen Bader
- Robert Maril, baritone and cello
- Elisabeth Halliday, soprano
- Bonnie Lander, soprano and violin
- Ruby Fulton, viola
- George Lam, violin
Sun Cycle
a mixtape of love, loss and loneliness, arranged by Ruby Fulton and George Lam
shadow/light design by Kristi Allen, Kathleen Mazurek and Julia Sargent
- Robert Maril, baritone and cello
- Elisabeth Halliday, soprano
- Bonnie Lander, soprano and violin
- Ruby Fulton, viola and accordion
- George Lam, violin
Book Of Gazes
Libretto and Music by Jenny Olivia Johnson
Description:
Book of Gazes is a video cantata in nine parts, for three amplified voices, ensemble and electronics. The composer describes the new opera “as an album of songs, a playlist of memories — a book of gazes. My hope is that it will create a space for all listeners to come together and feel, regardless of what they each take away.”
Cast:
- Elisabeth Halliday (Augene)
- Bonnie Lander (Light)
- Robert Maril (Joel)
Orchestra:
- Matt Frazao, guitar
- Jon Birkholz, keyboard
- Nathan Ellman-Bell, drums and percussion
- Esther Choi, flute
- Jon Russell, clarinets
- Ruby Fulton, violin
- Zachary Swanson, double bass and electric bass
- George Lam, conductor
Listen:
Skeleton
Libretto by Thimble Wit
Music by Ruby Fulton and George Lam
Description:
Three strangers meet by chance on a train, where one of them begins to tell the story of a betrayed lover and his disturbing revenge.
Original Cast (March, 2009):
- Robert Maril, baritone
- Elisabeth Halliday, soprano
- Bonnie Lander, soprano
- AM/PM Saxophone Quartet
- George Lam, conductor
Listen:
Numbers/Dates (Anxiety Leading To Panic)
Music by Thom Limbert
Description:
Thomas Limbert’s Numbers/Dates (Anxiety Leading to Panic), a commissioned work for Rhymes With Opera, interweaves natural speech in different emotional states, blending the “anxious” and “panicky” statements between the singers and the saxophones.
Cast (March, 2009):
- Robert Maril, baritone
- Elisabeth Halliday, soprano
- Bonnie Lander, soprano
- AM/PM Saxophone Quartet
- George Lam, conductor
Listen:
Missed Connections
A Public Service Announcement
Concept and Music by Rhymes With Opera
Original Cast (March, 2009):
- Bonnnie Lander
- Elisabeth Halliday
- Robert Maril
- Ruby Fulton, accordion
- George Lam, violin
Listen:
Closer to Mona
Libretto by Amy Kirsten
Music by Ruby Fulton
Cast (May, 2008):
- Bonnnie Lander, soprano
- Michael Compitello, percussion
- Thom Limbert, percussion
Listen:
Watch via YouTube:
Visit the RWO YouTube Channel for the complete video!
Heartbreak Express
Libretto by John Clum
Music by George Lam
Cast (May, 2008):
- Robert Maril, baritone
- George Lam, violin
- Ruby Fulton, viola
Listen:
Watch via YouTube:
Visit the RWO YouTube Channel for the complete video!