You do not recognize the bodies in the water
(2022)
Libretto by Robert Feng, Composed by Felix Jarrar
An Opera in One Act
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You do not recognize the bodies in the water (2022) is a horror opera in one act with music by Felix Jarrar. This work is Robert Feng's second opera and Felix Jarrar's thirteenth opera.
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Mysterious disappearances at a lake going back a hundred years, a secret organization, a woman accused of arson searching for the truth, and at the center of it all, simply the phrase "You do not recognize the bodies in the water."
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Bodies follows Mariah Atkins, a curious prisoner assigned to the research of a string of disappearances in exchange for her freedom; and Dr.Wendy Leong, the authoritarian head of the investigation. Based on the world of the SCP-Foundation and Djkaktus' entry of SCP-2316, this opera explores trauma through the lens of supernatural horror.
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This opera had it's workshop premiere at OPERA America in the Charles MacKay Studio.
"It knows you better than you know yourself,
and brings your soul to its knees."
Premiere: November 22, 2022
at OPERA America
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Length: (under) 1 Hour
(Scored for S-Zw-Mz-Br-Bs and SSBB ensemble)
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Premiere Cast:
Taylor-Alexis DuPont (mezzo-soprano) - Mariah
Katharine Burns (soprano) - Dr. Wendy Leong
Darrell J. Jordan (baritone) - Mark
Annie Chester (mezzo-soprano) - Carol
Robert Feng (bass) - Interviewer
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Bodies (chorus):
Rachel Hanauer (soprano)
Emma Dickinson (soprano)
Robert Feng (bass)
Jason Adamo (bass)
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Felix Jarrar - piano/music director
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