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Pi Nârâti

An Opera in Three Acts with a Prologue

The 49^th  century is coming - in 2008

Libretto by   Michael Besack         Music   by   Joyce Whitelaw

This site is dedicated to the opera, " Pi Nârâti"  Work on this exciting new opera is currently in process and slated for completion in 2008.  Information is posted here for those interested in new operatic works.

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  © Copyright 2007 by M. Besack & J. Whitelaw.

• April 28, 2008 - Problems with our mail server prevented us from receiving recent E-mails. The problem has been corrected. Please resend any E-mails and we will respond.
• 12/2007 - Music for the first scene completed, arranged, and orchestrated.
• 10/2007 - The musical characteristics of the roles have been developed.
• 3/2007 - Pi Nârâti Libretto now available at on-line book sellers.
• 3/2007 - Libretto soon to be published.
• 2/2007 - First version of the libretto completed.
• 4/2006 - The project is born: the classics + science fiction.

The Composer & Librettist celebrate their collaboration on Pi Nârâti. 

Creating the libretto and music for a multi-hour opera is a monumental task.  Add to that the orchestration and stage direction and you have a project that takes several years to complete.  Staging a new full opera  is also a huge task and takes a great deal of preparation:  the music is new, the words are new, and the staging is new.  We hope that the information we present here will generate interest in this exciting project and prepare for an early primiere of the completed work.