Launched in 2017, Miller Theatre's Chamber Opera Commissioning Initiative contributes meaningfully to the American opera landscape, provides composers with an opportunity to create significant new work, and increases audience engagement with contemporary opera.
A flowering garden sets the scene for the world premiere of award-winning composer Hannah Lash’s newest chamber opera.
Written for a conductorless cast of three singers and string quartet, Desire grapples with the human, personal struggle of trusting oneself in the midst of doubt. The score paints a lush sonic landscape, performed by the adventurous JACK Quartet, and transports audiences to this metaphoric garden of creativity.
WORLD PREMIERE
