Love Fail (2020)

A meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together elements from the story of Tristan and Isolde with more modern sources. The music and libretto pull together narratives of love from such sources as MacArthur fellow Lydia Davis (who contributes to five songs on the recording), Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain and Richard Wagner. love fail was commissioned by The Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2012 Next Wave Festival, The International Festival of Arts and Ideas, The John F. Kennedy Center Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, The Wake Forest University/Secrest Artists Series, and Hancher Performances at the University of Iowa.