Maya and the Magic Ring — Arias

2025. Libretto by Dana Gioia (b.1950).

What Grandmothers Know — mezzo-soprano/piano.

Nobody Trusts a Genie — bass or bass-baritone OR countertenor/contralto with piano.

I’m the King of the Cats — baritone/piano.

Andrew Newbegin made a series of videos for Lyric Opera of Kansas City about the creation of Maya and the Magic Ring, my children’s opera with Dana Gioia that was commissioned by LOKC — links are below.

Plot and Characters Guide

The Compositional Process

The Importance of New Operas

Making Magic Together