NICOLÁS LELL BENAVIDES, COMPOSER
MARELLA MARTIN KOCH, LIBRETTIST
SYNOPSIS
Pepito, a lonely shelter dog, misses his old family and his old life. Camila and David, young married professionals, are searching for the perfect dog. As the cracks in Camila and David's marriage deepen, Camila and and Pepito form an unshakeable bond.
AT A GLANCE
Voices
Pepito, bass
Camila, soprano
David, tenor
Angie, mezzo-soprano
Instrumentation
1 flute/piccolo
1 oboe
1 clarinet/bass clarinet
1 bassoon
1 horn
1 trumpet
1 trombone
1 percussion
1 piano
2 violins
1 viola
1 violoncello
1 double bass
Opera, Comedy
22min
COMMISSIONED BY
Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and first produced at the Kennedy Center during the 2018/19 season
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Chautauqua Opera Company
The Nashville Opera
New Opera West
New Wave Opera
Opera del West
Shreveport Opera
Texas Christian University Opera Studio
University of Southern California Opera Studio
Utah Opera
SCORES & GRAND RIGHTS
Scores are available for review or purchase here.
If you would like to perform Pepito as an opera (with piano-only or full orchestra), please contact Elaine Devlin with Elaine Devlin Literary and Owen Summers with Summers Artist Services for grand rights negotiations and pricing (elaine@edevlinlit.com and owen@summersartistservices.com).