A fantastic new Mark Abel interview is out now on the Opera Lively site. Make sure to read this in-depth look at the development and processes behind both Home Is A Harbor and The Palm Trees Are Restless:
Continuing our loving and supportive relationship with contemporary opera, we are bringing to our readers coverage of Californian composer Mark Abel’s Home is a Harbor, which has just been released two days ago by the Delos label on CD. The album also contains an exquisite song cycle, The Palm Trees are Restless, featuring the phenomenal Grammy winner soprano Hila Plitmann. Both pieces have been reviewed by Opera Lively [here] and [here], and today we are presenting a fascinating exclusive interview with the composer. … We were already very impressed with the song cycle, and now we’ve acquired a better understanding of the composer’s artistic choices in this piece that is his first opera.…
Read the interview on www.operalively.com
Home Is A Harbor: An Opera in Three Acts
The Palm Trees Are Restless: Five Poems of Kate Gale
World Premiere Recordings
“a compelling musical theater piece which combines classical and modern musical elements with contemporary dramatic situations…. These two new works… come highly recommended for all enthusiasts of contemporary music…” — Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold, Fanfare Magazine
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