Mezzo-soprano Katie Hannigan commissioned this work as part of her Fort Ontario Project — telling the stories of 10 women housed at the Emergency Refugee Camp in Fort Ontario, NY during WW II. She has commissioned 10 poems and 10 composers and I am delighted to finally be able to partner with celebrated librettist Mark Campbell, as he imagines the story of refugee Fortunee Levitch.
The premiere is slated for December 2025 in Rochester, NY. More details soon.