El Gallo

Reviews of El Gallo

Opera for 6 Actors (and optional orchestra).
Commissioned by Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes, Premiere Festival de Mexico en el Centro Historico, March 27, 28 & 29, 2009

Songs Between Words

aka Antes del Principio or Before the Beginning. Festival de Mexico 2004; Recorded on CD; for any number of singers and actors, a cappella; Review

Nye Tand, Eh? 

2005 - A cappella opera without text for 7 singers;

in development; samples available here  

*The Mechanical Operation Of The Spirit

2000: a proto-type on-line or digital opera, 

commissioned with funds from AHRB

* Stone Angels

1999: opera performed by children for adults, Bloomsbury Theatre, London;

Libretto by Chris Baldwin (also director), loosely drawing on William Golding's The Lord of the Flies, conducted by Odaline de la Martinez with Lontano

For girls choir and small instrumental ensemble

*Dirty Tricks

1997: Spitalfields Market Opera, London
Libretto by Stephen Chance drawing on data relating to British Airways vs. Virgin Atlantic, conducted by the composer with Modern Music Theatre Troupe;

For 6 men, soprano and bass guitar

The Sorceress' Tale

1995: original libretto by composer
commissioned with funds from the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust;

For the same forces as Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, conceived as a companion work.

Prologue To La Malinche

Premiere: 1992 Festival de Centro Historico, Mexico City
Libretto by the composer drawn from historical documents of the conquest of Mexico, composer conducting. Directed by Caroline Sharman with Modern Music Theatre Troupe;For 3 soloists, chorus of 10, 4 percussion, 2 brass. Televised in Mexico.

*Albergo Empedocles

Premiere 1990: The London International Opera Festival
Libretto by Nicholas Till (also Director) after short story
by EM Forster, composer conducting, with Modern Music Theatre Troupe. For soloists and string quartet

*La Malinche

Premiere 1989: The London International Opera Festival
Libretto by the composer drawn from historical documents of the conquest of Mexico, composer conducting, directed by Akemi Horie and Modern Music Theatre Troupe.

For 3 soloists, chorus of 10, 2 brass and 1 percussion.
Recorded for BBC Radio 3 & televised in Mexico.

* The Pillow Song

Premiere 1988: The London International Opera Festival.
Libretto by the composer after autobiography of Sei Shonagan.
Composer conducting and playing solo percussion, directed by Akemi Horie and Modern Music Theatre Troupe. For soprano, chorus of 4 sopranos and 1 percussion. Recorded on CD and televised in Mexico

Phantastes

Premiere 1986: Camden Opera Festival, London
Libretto by the composer after George MacDonald's novel,
Directed by Chris Newell with Modern Music Theatre Troupe. Soloists and various keyboards, harp, percussion.

The Marriages Between Zones 3,4 & 5

Premiere 1985: Opera Viva, The Place Theatre, London. Libretto by the composer after Doris Lessing's novel, directed by Chris Newell. 3 solo singers, one dancer, children's chorus, small instrumental ensemble