CALIGULA’S FAVORITE PLAY, OPERA in TWO ACTS (Libretto by Eric Nicolas and Igor Tsunsky freely inspired by ‘CALIGULA’ by ALBERT CAMUS © Editions Gallimard) for mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors, 2 baritones, bass, 2 choruses and small symphony orchestra
I have chosen to retell the story of the tyrannical Roman Emperor Caligula, a megalomaniacal, mad king seeking to prove to the world that his disastrous choices have been for the best.