NOMINATED for an Olivier Award, 1992
a short opera by the sea [40’]
libretto by James Mavor
commissioned by Royal Opera House Garden Venture
fp. 1 June 1991, Riverside Studios, London W6
p. Peter Wilberforce d. Francis O’Connor c. Alasdair Dawes
Shirley – soprano
Candy – soprano
Kirby – tenor
Will – baritone
clarinet + bcl + ecl
alto saxophone + tsax + bsax
harp
percussion
violin
‘cello