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Broken Pieces
a love story in one scene (2003)
Premiere
8 March 2005
Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, California
University of Southern California Chamber Opera / Sarah Danielle
Instrumentation
Soprano, Tenor and Piano
Duration
20'
Libretto
Barbara Grecki (E)

Synopsis
Pamela, a thirty-something divorcee, lives alone in a small apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. She's been waiting for months for the tile man to come and fix the broken tiles in her bathroom. Antonio, a middle-aged Italian immigrant, arrives to do the work. During the course of his visit, the two connect and share a lovely romantic moment.
--- Daron Hagen, 2003