Mira Spektor (1928-2021)
Mary Shelley
Year: 1993
Duration (in minutes): 30'39;
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Description: Libretto by Collette Inez. 1993 - Golden Fleece Chamber Opera, Greenwich School of Music, Donnell Library. "The setting was attractive and tonal, and recalled some of the more graceful music in Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti.' Particularly appealing was a duet between Mary and Percy Bythe Shelley" - Allan Kozinn in the New York Times. Full length version commissioned by Rockland Opera Company for June 21, 2003.