Lilith
Music by Deborah Drattell · premiered 2001
Lilith is the first opera by American composer Deborah Drattell, with a libretto by David Steven Cohen.
It was premiered in 2001 at the New York City Opera and was directed by Anne Bogart.
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About the Composer
Deborah Drattell (born 1956) is an American composer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and started her career in music as a violinist. She has been lauded as "a remarkably original voice" by Opera News and is noted for her contributions to contemporary classical music. Her compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Tanglewood and Caramoor Music Festivals, and many other groups and venues. She rewrote the role of the villain in Nicholas and Alexandra, Rasputin, from baritone to tenor when Plácido Domingo expressed interest in singing the role. Early Life and Education Drattell was born in Brooklyn, New York. She developed her musical…
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