The Island of the Ugly Sisters [L’Île des sept sœurs]
The Island of the Ugly Sisters [L’Île des sept sœurs] (2012) 60′ Op. 14 (Libretto: Emily Anderson) Commissioned by Opéra de Poche
4 voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass-baritone), piano.
The inhabitants of Eusebia, a rural town in the American South, are cautious yet grateful when seven disfigured sisters with seemingly supernatural powers arrive without explanation to serve as caretakers for the community. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and based on real events.
