For mezzo-soprano & string quartet.  Lyrics by Gene Scheer.  First Printing.  Commissioned by San Francisco Performances and generously underwritten by Linda & Stuart Nelson.  The first performance was given on February 4, 2012 at Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA by Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano, with the Alexander String Quartet.  Duration: ca. 30'.  Vocal score, 72 p.  Full score, 60 p. and parts.