libretto Colm Tóibín

music Alberto Caruso

WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA 2022

director Conor Hanratty

“Caruso Successfully Transforms Tóibín’s Novel About Henry James Into An Opera”

▶︎ Alan Neilson, Opera Wire

“The libretto by Irish author Colm Tóibín was frighteningly powerful”

▶︎ Gerald Malone, Reaction

“I'm not stoned, I'm just writing an opera!”

▶︎ Colm Tóibín, The Guardian

Interview: “Colm Tóibín: The new master of opera”

▶︎ Pavel Barter, The Sunday Times

“Caruso himself plays the piano score live and also directs the singers from his stool, an impressive feat over the 105 minutes”

▶︎ Katy Hayes, The Independent

“… Caruso brought the full character of the score to light in his piano playing”

“… everything that was needed to draw you in was there in the singing, in the beautiful period costume design, in the excellent choreography and direction by Conor Hanratty”

▶︎ Noel Megahey, Opera Journal

Thomas Birch as Henry James

Annabella Vesela Ellis as Constance Fenimore Woolson

music and libretto

Alberto Caruso

WORLD PREMIERE

TOKYO CHAMBER OPERA THEATRE

director Masayoshi Kuriyama

director William Butler

music Alberto Caruso

director Matthew Kohn

music Alberto Caruso