DESCRIPTION:
"The Cup of Agony" (Recitative and Aria) from the opera "Cassandra," which is being created for premiere in 2013. This one-woman opera is based on the enigmatic character Cassandra from Greek mythology, including the "Iliad" and the "Oresteia." Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam of Troy and the High Priestess of Athena, has the gift of prophecy, but a curse from Apollo ensures that no one will believe her. This scene takes place in the palace of Agamemnon, where she is brought as a slave after the fall of Troy.

Jacquelyn Familant, soprano
Demetrius Spaneas, composer and saxophone
Adam Blanshay, director
Kate Light, libretto
Danny Bonner, camera and post production