2024 – 2025
House of Culture “Sunrise”, Moscow, Russia
Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 (1912)
by Arnold Schoenberg
A song cycle of 21 melodramas for soprano and chamber ensemble in an atonal, expressionist setting of Albert Giraud’s poems that trace the surreal and emotional journey of the clown Pierrot under the moonlight.
Sonette der Elisabeth Barrett-Browning, Op. 52 (1934)
by Egon Wellesz
A song cycle of 5 songs for soprano and chamber orchestra, setting German translations of Barrett-Browning’s love sonnets in a richly textured, lyrical idiom that bridges late Romanticism and early modernism.
Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia
ANOTHER SUNRISE (2012)
by Jake Heggie
A dramatic monodrama in several scenes for soprano and chamber ensemble, based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Krystyna Żywulska, blending lyrical vocal writing and stark emotional storytelling in a powerful reflection on memory, trauma, and resilience.
Yulia Petrachuk (soprano)
New Moscow Orchestra
Conductor – Daiana Hofmann
Stage director – Elizaveta Korneeva
Maryland Theater, Hagerstown, MD, USA
Baruchs Schweigen (2010)
by Ella Milch-Sheriff
A chamber one-act opera “Baruchs’ Silence” tells the haunting, semi-autobiographical story of the composer’s father — a Holocaust survivor who never spoke of his past — using expressive vocal writing, spoken text, and minimalist orchestration to explore memory, trauma, and the silence passed from one generation to the next.
