Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus

Authors

• Kate Soper, Smith College

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

2025

Abstract

"Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus" is a monodrama for speaking soprano and orchestra. Music and text written by Kate Soper, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and premiered in May of 2025 with Soper as soprano soloist.

Read a review of the performance in the New York Times Performance section by Zachary Woolfe, May 23, 2025.

Recommended Citation

Soper, Kate, "Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus" (2025). Audio, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/celebratingfacultyscholarship2026pubs/3