Mr. Andriessen originally hoped to have supertitles (the libretto is in English, Italian, Latin and Dutch), but Carnegie couldn't accommodate that; a printed libretto will be included in the program.
The Independent reported that the Royal Opera House of London is planning to produce a work called "The Twitter Opera," in which the libretto will be composed of short messages sent by the public to the opera house's @youropera Twitter feed.
There, instead of relying on translations printed in librettos, audiences will be able to follow the play by reading English supertitles.
Sibling Reverie "Little Women," with music and libretto by Mark Adamo, will be presented at the New York City Opera at the New York State Theater.
Jeff Whitty, who wrote the book for that play, will write the libretto; the music will be composed by Jason Sellard (a.k.a. Jake Shears) and John Garden, of the glam-pop band the Scissor Sisters.
Catching 'Lilith' "Lilith," with music by Deborah Drattell and a libretto by David Steven Cohen, will be presented by the New York City Opera at the New York State Theater on Sunday at 1 30 p.m., Thursday at 7 30 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 1 30 p.m.
Beamish's chamber opera, Hagar In The Wilderness, with a libretto by Clara Glynn, will be presented by Nova Music Opera in a double bill directed by Richard Williams and conducted by the festival director, George Vass.
In the American press release (copied and pasted below), Toshiba speaks of a "limited run of the libretto W100" that will be made available later this summer.
Availability A limited number of the libretto W100 concept PC will be available for purchase later this summer from select retailers and direct from Toshiba at toshibadirect.com.
Next February he has a retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in London, and he has recently completed his first – and, he assumes, last – libretto, called Pass the Spoon, which will be performed for three nights next month at the Tramway, Glasgow.
If you try to read librettos as poems or plays you will be disappointed.
