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Thirst - More Than Friends: A Triptych on Queer Love Through the Ages
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English
Synopsis
A 10-minute chamber opera for two femmes. Jill wakes up gasping next to her girlfriend Jacqueline in the middle of the night. In a magical journey that ensues, the two are forced to face the unspoken tensions in their relationship. Prompted by the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill," one person in the relationship is thirsty and can't get a drink—a metaphor for something larger than just a glass of water.
Composer
TJ Rubin
Lyricist / Librettist / Playwright
Laura Barati
Year of composition/publication / premiere
2023
Genre
Other:
LGBTQAI+ category
Bisexual, Queer
Level of centrality
Main character
Characters
Jill, Jacqueline
Voice type
Soprano
Pronouns
she/her
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Audio recording(s)
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Keywords
Queer opera, chamber opera, triptych, a cappella, magical realism, Emily Dickinson, Achilles and Patroclus, Lowbrow Opera Collective, Seattle, 2023