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Juliana Hall (b. 1958)
Dreams in War Time (2003)
00:00 I. “I wandered through a house of many rooms…”
02:04 II. “I dug a grave under an oak-tree…”
(Greek premiere)

Duo Vocialo
Ioanna Vrakatseli, mezzo-soprano
Christos Marinos, piano (www.christosmarinos.com)
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Dramaturgy, stage direction, supertitles: Antigoni Gaitana

Alternative Stage, Greek National Opera
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Athens, Greece
October 9, 2022

Video: Giannis Sfiris


Amy Lowell (1874-1925)

I.
I wandered through a house of many rooms.
It grew darker and darker,
Until, at last, I could only find my way
By passing my fingers along the wall.
Suddenly my hand shot through an open window,
And the thorn of a rose I could not see
Pricked it so sharply
That I cried aloud.

II.
I dug a grave under an oak-tree.
With infinite care, I stamped my spade
Into the heavy grass.
The sod sucked it,
And I drew it out with effort,
Watching the steel run liquid in the moonlight
As it came clear.
I stooped, and dug, and never turned,
For behind me,
On the dried leaves,
My own face lay like a white pebble,
Waiting.