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Another Voice Collaborative PresentsLost DaughtersA Chamber Opera in One ActMusic by Ross CreanLibretto by Katherine ArathoonClytemnestra - Jessica HiltabidleQueen of the Night - Katherine BrutonMrs. Darling - Marysa AbbasAccompanied by Jordan Crice, PianoSynopsis: The Queen of the Night, Mrs. Darling, and Clytemnestra reconvenerepeatedly to a desolate wasteland, where they return each time someone isdone reading their stories. They then discuss the losses of each of theirdaughters, one by death (Iphigenia), one by estrangement (Pamina), and oneby intervalic disappearance (Wendy Darling). It is also about how thesethree very different women come together to express their grief andeventually, with the discovery that they relive this story and thesefeelings on repeat, decide to try and end the cycle. Lost Daughters isabout grief, a mother’s love, and the possible results of changing thefuture.