FOR COMPOSERS

The libretto for "THE DECKHAND: An Arctic Sea Opera," a contemporary reimagining of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," is structured in 27 musical sections, including solos, ensembles, choral passages, rhythmic dialogue, environmental soundscapes, and several larger theatrical sequences.

I’m particularly interested in finding a composer comfortable with contemporary opera, theatrical experimentation, electronic or synthesized sound, and the integration of environmental sound into music (wind, waves). Selected libretto excerpts are below. If this sounds like a project you may be interested in, or if you know a composer who may be interested, please send this along and they can get in touch with me through the CONTACT page

Act One- Scene One: The Wedding / Arrival of the Old Deckhand (Contemporary Sound) (pdf)

Act One- Scene Seven: Lullaby of the Ice (Chorus/Electronic Sound ) (pdf)

ACT TWO- SCENES 11, 12, 13: the Sea's Revenge (Environmental Sounds: wind, thunder, ocean waves) (pdf)

ACT THREE- Scene 20: The Interrogation (Dissonant Waltz/Casino Sounds/Supernatural Spectacle) (pdf)

ACT THREE- Scene 23: Ten Minutes Ago (Aria) (pdf)