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Work: The Brightness of Light

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ComposerPuts, Kevin (b. 1972)
PeriodContemporary
Year2019
Work typeVocal
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Scenes from a marriage: The Brightness of Light at the NY Phil

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Kevin Puts' song cycle inspired by the correspondence of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz makes its long-awaited New York debut, featuring Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry. 
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It’s complicated: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in letters

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Based on letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, Alfred Stieglitz, Kevin Puts’ The Brightness of Light at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City portrays marriage as a collaborative work in progress. 
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Expanded Puts song cycle scores well for NSO

Kevin Puts’ expanded work on Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Steiglitz provides another triumph for Renée Fleming and the NSO, while two Strauss works demonstrate both its artistic re-emergence and work left to do.
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