Our Every Move — Young and Older Leah’s duet from Uncovered — Scene 9: Uncovered

2020 | Soprano and mezzo-soprano/piano OR soprano and mezzo-soprano/clarinet/violin/cello/piano

Libretto by Leah Lax (b.1956), based on her memoir Uncovered: How I left hasidic life and finally came home.

Leah reminisces with her younger self, blesses the children, who are now grown, and faces stepping out into the world alone. 

Below: Archival video from City Lyric Opera’s November 2022 NYC production, featuring Emily Blair as Older Leah and Rachel Policar as Young Leah.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/1081140118?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;” title=”White Walls  — Older Leah’s aria from Uncovered, Scene 9: Uncovered