Leslie Ann Leytham presents as her second DMA recital Two Monodramas: world premiere of Robert Pierzak's Endangered Banana #4: Waywards (revised) and the American premiere of Martin Hiendl's Erwartung und Traumverlust. Pierzak's opera is a tale of societal belonging and destruction, with a woman slowly coming to realize her relationship to time and space, and ultimately, the annihilation of both. Martin Hiendl's monodrama is based on the short story, Kesa and Morito, by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, written in 1918. To quote Hiendl, "The novel is a ruthless psychological story about the fatalistic relationship between Kesa and Morito, [who] cannot live out their love, leading them to perversity and extreme violation and humiliation." Scenic design and staging co-created by Micki Davis and Meghann Welsh. Lighting design and costumes by Leslie Ann Leytham. Sound design and electronics by Jason Ponce. Ensemble featuring members of the UCSD Music graduate community and conducted by Nicholas Deyoe.
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