ALEXIA PENIGUEL
SONGWRITER + LIBRETTIST



Ursa Minor. Karima El Demerdasch and Biqing Zhang. Milton Court Studio Theatre, London, June 2024.
Photo: Zoe Birkbeck for Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

WORK

Ursa Minor
2024 
Libretto for chamber opera with four singers
Composer: Zygmund de Somogyi
Premiere: Milton Court Studio Theatre, London, UK
20 - 25 June 2024
Synopsis
In a dark forest, runaway teenage Arthur is heartbroken over the death of his dog and enraged at his parents’ attempt to rationalise it. Close by, a young bear cub struggles to comprehend a terrible loss of its own. Amidst the trees, the two must come to terms with their shifting sense of self, and a harrowing decision must be made as Arthur’s mothers get closer to finding them. 
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