NICOLÁS LELL BENAVIDES, COMPOSER
MARELLA MARTIN KOCH, LIBRETTIST
COMMISSIONED BY
Music of Remembrance (Mina Miller, founder and artistic director)
SYNOPSIS
Inspired by a real program that reunites families separated by immigration policies at the U.S. - Mexico Border, but only for three minutes, Tres minutos imagines the story of Diego and Nila, a brother and sister who share DNA but not citizenship. When Diego is deported, leaving Nila behind, questions of identity, duty, and belonging threaten to consume them.
AT A GLANCE
Voices
Nila, soprano
Diego, baritone
Michael, tenor
Instrumentation
1 clarinet in Bb
1 piano
1 violin
1 viola
1 violoncello
1 contrabass
Opera, Drama
45min
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall
Ópera Cultura
Presidio Theatre
San Diego Symphony (as part of the inaugural Currents Series)
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
The Clovis Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
SCORES & GRAND RIGHTS
Scores are available for review or purchase here.
If you would like to perform Tres minutos as an opera, 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).