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”The composer Mark Grey is a master...what he is up to has far-reaching implications for the direction that classical music will take this century.”
The Los Angeles Times
``sonically stunning``
The New York Times
“A triumph...an achievement that has all the markings of a Wagnerian Gesamtkunstwerk — a composite work of art that might well prove a major monument of early 21st-century music.“
Opera Today
“Grey’s command of the orchestra is often striking, with ingenious combinations of instrumental color and a dramatic sense of scale that shows off those resources expertly.”
San Francisco Chronicle
”Mark Grey's score is perfectly crafted, impeccably paced, beautifully scored.”
The Arizona Republic
”superb...a victory”
The New York Times
”We found that Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner were not light years away, when Grey put down his impressive score.”
Operagazet
”Frankenstein is one of those works which demands to take a step back, and while its philosophical and abstract side may still scare an unaccustomed audience, Frankenstein is in any case the kind of approach opera needs.”
Le Soir
”If we want opera to still be vital in a few centuries, alongside the preservation of the tradition, we need to courageously launch completely new creations such as this Frankenstein...”
Fattitaliani
”We’ve been long overdue for a major “Frankenstein” opera, and this futuristic version filled the bill...the opera becomes a gripping metaphor for the intersection of machine and humanity.”
The Los Angeles Times

COMPOSITION PROJECTS

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BIRDS IN THE MOON

a mobile chamber opera

World Premiere 07-09 May 2021

The New York Philharmonic

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BIRDS IN THE MOON

Above photos by Deborah O’Grady, Erin Baiano and Ashleigh McArthur

FRANKENSTEIN

an opera in two acts

World Premiere 2019, La Monnaie, Brussels

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FRANKENSTEIN | LA MONNAIE

Sound Design Projects

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Compositions

BIRDS IN THE MOON
for soprano, actor, string quartet and soundscapes
World Premiere: The New York Philharmonic
07-09 May 2021
BIRDS IN THE MOON is a traveling chamber opera staged in a mobile state of the art, self-contained, derelict shipping container.

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RAINBOW BRIDGE
for 100 electric guitars, 10 electric basses, keyboards, and drums
commissioned by PMCE (Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble), Rome, Italy
World Premiere on 01 January, 2020
La Festa di Roma 2020, Rome, Italy

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FRANKENSTEIN OPERA
Premiere: Le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
de Munt, Brussels, Belgium
March 8-20, 2019
Co-commissioners to be announced
Music by Mark Grey
Stage Direction by Alex Ollé Gol (La Fura dels Baus)
Set Design by Alfons Flores
Costume Design by Lluc Castells
Conducted by Bassem Akiki
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