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A BIG WIN for El Tiempo Latin and GRAMMY NEWS…
El Tiempo Latine, a compilation album recorded by Bay Area’s Ensemble For These Times (E4TT), wins a Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards and has been submitted by the Aerocade Music Label for nomination consideration in the Best Classical Compendium category for the GRAMMY and LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS! Also, submitted for consideration is one of my instrumental tracks, “La revelación”, from Juana - my opera with Alicia Gaspar de Alba.
September 20 - Excerpts from Muriel & Anita at the Transamerica Building for Opera Day in the Bay!
Muriel & Anita will have its first musical outing on Saturday, September 20, 2026 at the Transamerica Building in San Francisco during the inaugural Opera Day in the Bay! There will be 13 Bay Area opera companies performing excerpts, including Mercury Opera Theater, the mighty and magical opera company that has commissioned Muriel & Anita, my ninth opera! What’s more is that I will be emceeing the whole event! Please join us – it’s free and will be so much fun!
You’ll need to RSVP, though.
Tea
The Premiere of TEA has just been announced – February 19 – 21, 2027!
Tea, a haunting and empowering story centering on the lives of five Japanese "war brides" who reunite under less than ideal circumstances. Despite being separated after the war, they find their bond cannot be broken, even in death. Music by Carla Lucero & Libretto by Velina Hasu Houston. Based on the play, Tea, by Velina Hasu Houston. Commissioned by Hawai’i Opera Theatre.
MURIEL & ANITA
Mercury Theater, Petaluma, CA
Muriel & Anita is a true crime/mystery opera in development. It is a story of love and a sister’s unrelenting pursuit of justice after the 1974 murder of Anita Fagiani in Napa, California. I have written the libretto and am now feverishly composing the music!
Coming up are TWO PREVIEW showings of excerpts! The first will be three excerpts performed during Opera Day in the Bay on September 20, 2026 at the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. Thirteen companies will be represented in this daylong event! Details and a link for FREE tickets are in the Opera Day in the Bay announcement above. (I will also be the emcee!) Stellar Contralto, Sara Couden and the ethereal Michelle Allie Drever will sing the roles of Muriel and Anita, (respectively),
accompanied by the incredible pianist, Paul Dab.
The second showing will be a longer showcase of excerpts at Mercury Opera Theater in Petaluma on November 14, 2026, featuring such opera luminaries as Tracy Cox, Michelle Allie Drever, Chelsea Hollow, Drew Bolander and Daniel Cilli, accompanied by Paul Dab. Music and Stage Direction by the incredibly brilliant dynamic duo, Mary Chun and Elly Lichenstein. Muriel & Anita is commissioned by Mercury Opera Theater and
this showcase will be sponsored in part by a grant from InterMusic SF.
