Located in the UK
Located in the USA
Located in Europe
- Du Yun
In Our Daughter's Eyes (2021)
- Channel Du Yun Publishing (World)
Developed in collaboration with Nathan Gunn
- cl(sx), tpt, perc(electronics), egtr(bgtr), vn, vc
- Baritone
- 1 hr 15 min
- Michael Joseph McQuilken
Programme Note
From Beth Morrison Projects:
"Told through the perspective of a new father, In Our Daughter's Eyes shows the journey of the protagonist as he wrestles with truly becoming a man that his daughter would be proud of. He imparts passages from the journal he keeps — a gift for his unborn daughter — as the moments of this journey unfold before him. The story traces his wife's joyful and fraught pregnancy, the legacy of the family's past, and his personal demons that he vows to vanquish before assuming the role of a father. Along the way, mounting complications take the story through unexpected and sobering turns that test our flawed hero as he discovers a strength of self and purpose that he never imagined possible. This moving and heartfelt one-man opera reunites Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun, Beth Morrison Projects, and multidisciplinary librettist & director Michael Joseph McQuilken after their lauded co-creation of Pulitzer Prize-winning Angel's Bone in 2016."