Girl in the Air
Girl in the Air is a new opera (work in progress) based on the Bhagavad Gita. In this contemporary drama, relationships between five different characters develop concepts and meanings from the Gita, as discussed between Arjuna and Krishna.
Lyrics by Brian Leahy Doyle
Music by Michael Dilthey
Chapter 1: A Scene about the Distress with Making Choices
Chapter 2: A Scene about Living with Doctrines
Chapter 3: A Scene about Exploring Desire
MY MIND, IT TRICKS ME / ELIZABETH
Chapter 4: A Scene about Attaining Virtue through Work
Chapter 5: A Scene about Accepting Spiritual Guidance
Chapter 6: A Scene about Self-Restraint
Chapter 7: A Scene about Discernment
Chapter 8: A Scene about Devotion
Chapter 9: A Scene about the Mystery and Knowledge of God
Chapter 10: A Scene about Acceptance
Chapter 11: A Scene about Universal Form
GIRL IN THE AIR / HAMILTON, MAIA
Chapter 12: A Scene about Faith
Chapter 13: A Scene about the Separation of Us and Our Possessions
Chapter 14: Goodness, passion and nescience
Chapter 15: A Scene about Detachment
Chapter 16: A Scene about Giving up Lust, Anger, and Greed and Finding Love and Resolution
MESSY DANCE / ELIZABETH
Chapter 17: A Scene about the Declaration of Love
Chapter 18: A Scene about Deliverance
NO LAST SONG / OPPENHEIMER