Alice Tierney (2023)
for 7 solo voices, chamber ensemble | 01:00:00
by Melissa Dunphy | text by Jacqueline Goldfinger
Commissioned by Oberlin Conservatory's Opera Commissioning Program through the generosity of Elizabeth and Justus '71 Schlichting.
Alice Tierney was premiered at Oberlin Conservatory in 2023, and at Opera Columbus in April 2023. Dunphy was one of seven winners of a 2020 OPERA America Discovery Grant, presented to female composers with the intention of increasing gender parity across the opera industry. That grant supported the development of Alice Tierney at Oberlin.
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Dramatis Personae
Archaeologists
Quinn, soprano
Lyra, soprano
Zandra, mezzo-soprano
John, baritenor
Alices
Alice 1 (John's Alice), soprano
Alice 2 (Quinn's Alice), mezzo-soprano
Alice 3 (Zandra and Lyra's Alice), soprano
Instrumentation
1*1*1*0 - hn - perc(2) - str
Related Works
Alice Tierney: three arias for soprano
Composer's Notes
"A few years ago, while researching the history of my home in Philadelphia, I uncovered newspaper reports of a 45-year-old
Artwork by Caroline Church.
Performances
- 06 Mar, 2026: University of Washington Opera at Meany Hall Studio Theatre, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 03 Oct, 2025 - 04 Oct, 2025: Vanderbilt Opera Theatre at Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- 21 Sep, 2025: New Wave Opera at Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall, University of Portland, Portland, OR
- 19 Sep, 2025 - 21 Sep, 2025: New Wave Opera at Mago Hunt Recital Hall, University of Portland, Portland, OR
- 05 Sep, 2025 - 07 Sep, 2025: Opera on Tap Philadelphia at Velvet Whip, Philadelphia, PA
- 05 Jun, 2025: Opera Reading Project at MN Opera Center, Minneapolis, MN
- 15 Nov, 2024 - 16 Nov, 2024: West Chester University Opera Theatre at Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
- 29 Feb, 2024 - 03 Mar, 2024: Lawrence University Opera at Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
- 01 Dec, 2023 - 03 Dec, 2023: Rutgers University Helix! Ensemble at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- 13 Oct, 2023 - 15 Oct, 2023: Boston University Opera Institute at Studio ONE, CFA Building, Boston University, Boston, MA
- 29 Apr, 2023: Oberlin Opera at Riffe Center, Columbus, OH
- 27 Jan, 2023 - 29 Jan, 2023: Oberlin Opera at Finney Chapel, Oberlin, OH
Awards
- OPERA America Discovery Grant 2020