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I am currently developing an opera in Spanish based on the Mexican Day of the Dead, which invokes ancestral traditions to reclaim a sense of community in the face of outside predators.
“Songs are comprised of words and also music. Words make you think thoughts. Music makes you feel feelings. But a song makes you feel a thought.”
Jimmy RobertsLIBRETTOS & SONGS
“CODEX”
a half-hour multimedia chamber opera with music by Felipe Perez Santiago composer and visual artist Rolando González.
Bogin’s lyrics, in English and Spanish with a trace of Náhuatl, track multiple voices across five centuries, from the prophetic visions of a woman who foresees the conquest to the texts of contemporary activists and hackers trying to outwit and unrun the news in a world ravaged by violence.
Enjoy!
“The Price of Silence”
with composer Jeffrey Dennis Smith funded & produced by American Lyric Theater.
A retired salesman in Argentina has lived for 30 years with a dark secret. Called to testify about his role in the Dirty Wars, he is torn between his conscience and his desire to protect his grown daughter. When she learns the about his past, she faces an even starker choice: to protect her father, or to uphold the truth.
“Song of the Last Crossing”
with composer Jorge Sosa for The Opera America Songbook Vol.2, commissioned by Opera America.
For mezzo-soprano & piano.
“Salvador Allende’s Farewell”
with composer Jeffrey Dennis Smith for American Lyric Theater workshop.
For baritone & piano.
