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What Was
• written for 2 sopranos, 1 tenor, and piano; 15' 00"
• libretto by Richard Ballon
Daphne and Will Babson have been rubbed raw by tragedy in their lives. They seemed to have turned a corner until Daphne purchases and becomes obsessed by a large antique mirror whose surface reveals more than what it reflects. Will wants the mirror returned and neither suspect that this mirror feeds on the living.
Brendan Goodwin performs the premiere of
A tense moment from Scene 6 of What Was, as seen at the premiere performance conducted by Connor.
Audio Excerpt from Scene 2, February 18, 2022:

Performances
Premiere: Mackenzie Heaney (Daphne), Cody Pepitone (Will), Lucy Kimbell (Echo), Francisca de Castanheiro de Freitas (piano)
​Bowling Green State University, February 18, 2022
Directed by Carolyn Anderson, Music Directed by Connor Gibbs

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