WORKS
OPERA
COMPUTING VENUS (82")
Music by Timothy C. Takach
Computing Venus provides a glimpse into the life of astronomer Maria Mitchell, one of the earliest champions of women in STEM. The opera follows Mitchell's efforts to cultivate the next generation of women astronomers, even as growing movements threatened to close the world of science to women forever. Winner of the 2024 Domenic J. Pellicciotti Opera Composition Prize.​ Scored for six principals, SATB ensemble, and chamber orchestra.
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Productions: The Crane School of Music, 2024
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LEAVING GATSBY (30")
Music by Juliana Hall
Set in the minutes before she leaves New York, LEAVING GATSBY provides a glimpse into the mind and motivations of Daisy Buchanan, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most complicated heroine. As Daisy struggles to choose between the past and the future, LEAVING GATSBY asks whether we can ever truly leave our past—or our mistakes—behind. ​Scored for soprano and piano or chamber orchestra. In development.
BEYOND (12”)
Music by Lisa Neher
This micro-opera is set in a distant future, where humans have built a generation of life-like androids to support their travels through space. Set in the waiting area outside a ship dismantling center, Beyond follows two androids – 142-6 and 513-2—as they consider what waits for them beyond the door. A compelling meditation on life, death, and what it truly means to be human. Originally commissioned for the 2024 Strange Trace Stencils Festival. ​Scored for two female voices and electronics.
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Productions: One Ounce Opera, 2025
THE BLOOD VOTE (60”)
Music by Jenny Game
A ground-breaking opera circus experience, in which famed Australian suffragist Vida Goldstein (1869-1949) faces the inevitability of Invention. Transgressing notions of high and low art, The Blood Vote celebrates the skills of the human body and the human voice, generating a spectacular immediacy with the audience. Scored for soprano, bass, string quartet, and two circus performers.
Productions: Melbourne Fringe Festival, 2023.
Reviews:
"Vincent’s libretto – spread across seven scenes chronologically tracing Goldstein’s persistence and belief in social justice and equal rights, especially women’s rights – is enlightening in concept and impactful in effect." - ArtsHub
TIENDA (60")
Music by Reinaldo Moya
Set against the framework of the Mexican repatriation efforts of the 1930s, this chamber opera tells the story of Luis Garzón, a Mexican musician who immigrated to Minneapolis in 1886 and opened a small Mexican grocery store, or tienda, in St. Paul in the 1920s. Shifting between Luis’s shop in the 1930s and his early years in America, Tienda explores the immigrant experience: what must be left behind—and what cannot be forgotten—on the journey to a new home. Scored for 5 principals, SATB ensemble, and chamber orchestra.
Productions: Schubert Club of Minnesota, 2019; Augsburg University, 2020
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BESSIE AND MA (60")
Music by Douglas Buchanan
Inspired by historical events, Bessie and Ma tells the story of two trailblazing figures from the early 20th century: Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman, the first female African-American aviator, and Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, the first female governor of Texas. Framed by the moments leading up to Bessie's death in 1926, the opera interweaves significant moments from each woman's life. Winner of the 2017/2019 Sackler Music Composition Prize. Winner of the 2024 Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition.​ Scored for 4 principals, SATB ensemble, and chamber orchestra.
Productions: University of Connecticut, 2019; National Opera Association, 2025.
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PRIX FIXE (20")
Music by Kevin Wilt
This darkly comic monodrama follows aging socialite Rebecca Manchester as she reflects on her life and love of opera. Over the course of an extravagant prix-fixe dinner, however, it becomes clear that Rebecca is much more than a simple enthusiast. Scored for solo singer, string quarter, and actor.
Productions: Florida Atlantic University, 2015; ​Fresh Squeezed Opera Company, 2017; Florida Atlantic University, 2022.
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Reviews:
"A fun, frothy satire about an aspiring opera singer...Caitlin Vincent's witty lyrics had the audience laughing throughout..." - Feast of Music
THE ART OF FUGUE: THE OPERA (20")
Music by J.S. Bach, Purcell, and Palestrina.
Arranged by Douglas Buchanan
Inspired by Bach's Coffee Cantata, The Art of Fugue: The Opera outlines the classic conundrum faced by a music-loving father and son: to Baroque or not to Baroque? Commissioned by Gary O'Connor. Scored for 3 singers and harpsichord.
Productions: Aberfoyle Baroque & Passepied Baroque Performing Arts, 2016; Boston Early Music Festival Fringe, 2017
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BETTER GODS (60")
Music by Luna Pearl Woolf
Told through the eyes of an American journalist, Better Gods is the story of Queen Lili'uokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, who fought to preserve her people's culture when the island was annexed to the United States. Commissioned by Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative, Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director. Scored for 6 singers and chamber ensemble.
Productions: Washington National Opera, 2016; Little Opera Theater of New York (excerpts), 2019.
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Reviews:​
"The story of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy got an intriguing retelling...[with]...a tight, precise libretto by Caitlin Vincent..." - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
"The story, as told with brutal honesty through Caitlin Vincent's stirring libretto, is a bold choice to be told at the Kennedy Center..." - Broadway World
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UNCLE ALEX (20")
Music by Joshua Bornfield.
Set against the framework of Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th century, Uncle Alex tells the story of one immigrant family and the simple, yet heroic act that changes their lives forever. Commissioned by Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative, Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director.​ Scored for four principals and piano.
Productions: Washington National Opera, 2013; Thompson Street Opera Company 2018.
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Reviews:
"...the stakes in this opera are immediate and riveting...Ms. Vincent's libretto was a luminous standout..." - The Huffington Post
"...a nuanced and honest character portrait..."- DC Theatre Scene
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CAMELOT REQUIEM (120")
Music by Joshua Bornfield.
Written in honor of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Camelot Requiem begins immediately after the President's death on November 22, 1963 and follows those closest to him as they come to terms with a world that will never be the same. Commissioned by The Figaro Project. Scored for 10 singers and chamber orchestra.
Productions: The Figaro Project, 2013
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Reviews:
"...[An] intriguing and largely persuasive piece...reflective and unhurried..." - The Baltimore Sun
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WHO KILLED DON GIOVANNI? (130")
Music by Mozart.
Original English dialogue by Caitlin Vincent
At the end of Mozart's Don Giovanni, the black-hearted Don is dragged down to Hell for all eternity. But is that what really happened? Murder is on the menu in this inventive and entertaining adaptation of the classic opera...as a whodunit! Sung in Italian with English dialogue. Scored for 8 singers and piano accompaniment.
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Productions: The Figaro Project, 2012; Cowtown Opera, 2019.
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Reviews:
"A humorous and inventive look at the original..." - The Sybaritic Singer
"An English dialogue that upholds the integrity of Mozart's operatic legacy...snappy, engaging, hysterical, and edifying..." - Operagasm.com
THE FIGARO PROJECT (130")
Music by Mozart
Original English Dialogue by Caitlin Vincent
This comic adaptation of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro follows neurotic librettist Lorenzo da Ponte as he deals with writer's block, rebellious characters, and the general chaos of writing a libretto for a new opera. Sung in Italian with original English dialogue. Scored for 11 singers (concert-style), 1 actor, and piano accompaniment.
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Productions: The Figaro Project, 2010; Zeiders American Dream Theater, 2014.
SONG & MONODRAMA
Night-Time in the Fourth Trimester (18”)
Music by Jodi Goble
A dark cabaret in five songs about the chaotic days (and nights) of new motherhood. Scored for female voice and piano. Premiering 2025.
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HONEYED VOICES (12”)
Music by Lisa Neher.
In this song cycle, a woman contends with the sirens driving climate change. Commissioned by Cristina Gallo as part of the Siren Songs project. Scored for two female voices and piano.
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THANKS A LATTE (3.5")
Music by Lori Laitman
In this comic song, an introvert hopes to make a positive impression on the good-looking barista. Featured on the GRAMMY-nominated vocal album 40@40. Scored for high voice and piano.
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BARBECUE (3”)
Music by Paul Smith.
Spoofing the musical styles of Schubert and Schumann, this comic song considers the very dramatic dilemma of finding a possum in your barbecue. For high voice and piano.
AHAB (8”)
​Music by Juliana Hall
A monodrama for bass-baritone and piano based on the infamous Captain Ahab from Moby-Dick. Scored for bass-baritone and piano. Premiered as part of Zachary James' award-winning visual album CALL OUT (2020).
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ELLA QUE LLORA (15")
Music by D. J. Sparr
This monodrama for soprano and chamber wind ensemble was loosely inspired by the myth of La Llorona, or the Weeping Woman. According to folklore from Central and South America, La Llorona is the ghost of a woman who drowned her children and now wanders along the banks of a river, looking for them and weeping. While the figure is often framed as an antagonist in popular culture, Ella Que Llora leaves it to the audience to decide whether the woman’s actions were accidental or not.
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LITTLE BLACK BOOK (18")
​Music by Susan LaBarr
A comedic song cycle about unsuccessful relationships. Scored for female voice and piano.
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GODIVA (8”)
Music by Juliana Hall
A monodrama inspired by the legend of the Lady Godiva. Scored for female voice and piano.
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SENTIMENT (12”)
​Music by Juliana Hall
An unaccompanied monodrama about the version of ourself we try to present to the world. Available in editions for soprano or mezzo-soprano.
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NULLIPARA (40")
Music by D. J. Sparr
This monodrama traces the emotional journey of a woman as she struggles to conceive a child. Interweaving traditional fertility myths with key moments in the woman's experience, Nullipara explores the varied and often devastating impacts of infertility, which currently affects more than 6 million women in the United States. Scores for soprano, chamber ensemble, and electronics.
MODERN MUSE (15”)
Music by Kevin Wilt
A song cycle inspired by the modern women of Greek mythology. Scored for female voice and cello.
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A dark cabaret in five songs about the chaotic days (and nights) of new motherhood. Scored for female voice and piano. Premiering 2025.
CHORAL
PIPE DOWN (3.5”)
Music by Melissa Dunphy.
An empowering song that encourages young people to reject being silenced and raise their voices together. Commissioned by the ACDA Eastern Regional Middle School Honor Choir. Scored for SATB choir and piano.
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I DUG UP A ROSE (3.5”)
Music by Lisa Neher.
A choral work about resilience in the face of obstacles. Commissioned by Porter-Gaud School Choirs. Scored for SATB Choir and piano with optional handbells. Also scored for elementary, middle, and high school choirs and piano with optional handbells.
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