Upcoming Events
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The Morpheus QuartetLibretto by John Glore
This work-in-progress is the recipient of the 2025 OPERA America Female Composer Discovery Grant. Ratay will be working with dramaturg Cori Ellison to reshape the existing 10 minute play into a more operatic format. There will be a workshop performance of the complete opera in May 2026. See an excerpt from West Edge Opera's 2023 Snapshot performance below. |
The Lovesick SkunkLibretto by Andrea Fellows-Feinberg
This work-in-progress is a children's opera for high school aged performers. Amy Owens and the Young Voices of Santa Fe Opera program included an aria and duet on the recent showcase in April. The complete work is coming soon! |
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Two WorldsMy newest work is a song cycle that imagines the experience of my Grandfather, Vlad Ratay, as he immigrated to the United States in 1922 at the age of 19. Aleš Navrátil crafted the lyrics for the songs based on my grandfather's letters home.
This work was featured as the opening event for the 2024 Czech and Slovak Echoes in the USA festival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with Michael Hix, baritone, Ahmad Hedar, piano, and Beth Ratay, flute. This work is a finalist for the American Prize, Charles Ives vocal chamber music composition, professional division. Performance in Prague upcoming in November 2025. Below is a clip from the World Premiere! |
