Three Way - Act I. The Companion - Scene 1: Joe's Aria: What Did I Do Today? (Tenor Aria) by Robert Paterson Composer published on 2017-11-09T20:20:30Z Performers: Nashville Opera; Samuel Levine, Tenor ABOUT THE ARIA From The Companion, the first act of a trio of operas called Three Way. In The Companion, Maya lives with her android lover, Joe. This interactive programmed Companion looks and sounds human—only better. In this aria, after Maya asks about his day, Joe goes into a highly specific litany of the day’s events, to Maya’s irritation. ABOUT THE OPERA An Il trittico for the Tinder generation, Three Way is a new opera about the present and future of sex and love with music by Robert Paterson (The Whole Truth) and a libretto by David Cote (Blind Injustice). In three playful acts, average heroes explore the worlds of android lovers, BDSM and polyamory in a quest for “more” in today’s hyperconnected and gender-fluid world. Featuring Nashville Opera, conducted by Dean Williamson. Original cast recording. CREATIVE TEAM Robert Paterson, Composer: http://www.robertpaterson.com | http://www.robertpaterson.com/three-way David Cote, Librettist: http://www.davidcote.com THREE WAY SITES Three Way Site: http://www.threewayopera.com/ Nashville Opera: http://www.nashvilleopera.org/three-way/ American Opera Projects (AOP): http://www.aopopera.org/threeway/ Materials available from Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/threeway/ Three Way Arias - Male: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i... Three Way Arias - Female: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i... Three Way Piano/vocal score: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i... ORIGINAL CAST Danielle Pastin, Soprano: http://www.daniellepastin.com Courtney Ruckman, Soprano: http://www.courtneyruckman.com Eliza Bonet, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.elizabonet.com Melisa Bonetti, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.melisabonettimezzo.com Jordan Rutter, Countertenor: http://www.jordanrutter.com Samuel Levine, Tenor: http://www.samuellevinetenor.com Wes Mason, Baritone: http://www.wesmasonstage.com Matthew Treviño, Bass: http://www.matthewtrevino.com LYRICS What did I do today? Just a minute. Just a minute. 7:05 a.m.: I made you breakfast in bed. Banana and chocolate crepes, Darjeeling tea, soymilk and raw sugar. I made love to you: Position Number 16: The Prancing Pony. You climaxed at 7:49. At 7:50 you sat up saying you had an early conference call. You dressed; you left. I made the bed. Seven sheets of tissue paper remain in the box on the table by the bed. I cleaned the house. Bathroom. Clean-Rite Disinfecting Spray, Now with 15% more bacteria-killing formula Per squeeze. Then I tidied the living room. And kitchen. On the street a dog barked in repeating patterns for 22 minutes. A child came to the door selling cookies. I had no money. She went away. At three-thirty I pre-screened the 2003 romantic comedy A Villa in Tuscany. It earned a 79.6 applause rating on Classic-Flix-dot-com. The views of Tuscan countryside in high summer are to die for, And the lush, soaring score was nominated for an Oscar. I set aside one packet of microwave popcorn. I made you dinner. Recipe Number 29: Vegetarian Lasagna. Sunset at 6:42. I lit the five rose-scented candles. Chilled the champagne, waited for you. You came home at 7:21. Now it’s 7:32. What else did I do? Enough about me. What about you? Genre Classical Comment by Klangmeer 👏 2023-11-16T11:58:06Z Comment by MrHatmando really nice 👊 2023-11-15T18:54:51Z Comment by Haleen Music 👏 2023-11-15T18:11:48Z Comment by Myckael Marcovic 🖤 2023-11-15T17:42:48Z Comment by Gom Jabbar First listen, I heard "a villain in Tuscany." Because of the wonderful music, now I want to be that villain so badly that I can't unhear it! 2021-06-14T21:07:55Z Comment by Daniel N. Martin I really dig your orchestration chops and compositional decisions. Great work! 2021-06-14T11:27:37Z Comment by darknessarise I like it I hope u go to the top 2021-06-13T20:03:19Z Comment by Mind Watching Your Elbow happy new year! hope this one is full of goodness and inspiration! 2021-01-02T06:29:52Z Comment by It! I think I'm in love with Joe and I want to see this!!! 2021-01-02T04:59:26Z Comment by It! Wow...this guy knows what I like...clean that kitchen! 2021-01-02T04:59:02Z Comment by Robert Paterson Composer @atlansmusic: thanks! I'll let the vocalist know that you liked his voice, that's Samuel Levine 2020-12-29T14:23:21Z Comment by 6Greytails I like the idea of a guy singing his life TMI in opera fashion 2020-12-29T05:48:30Z Comment by Miguel Ibrahim Quite interesting type of opera, but I like it nonetheless 2020-12-28T16:15:54Z Comment by Sabine Alexander Beautiful piece!! Great work!! Awesome!! 2020-12-28T11:50:12Z Comment by Igor Iofe this is really great! I hope to see the whole opera some time live! The topic is very much engaging! :D 2020-12-28T00:42:51Z Comment by Barricage Great track, the strings are lovely! 2020-12-27T22:09:20Z Comment by TGSS/Langsämmer /Jünger/ Laxá/The Dark Messiahs Great diary of a day from the sexual to the mundane. "Vegetarian lasagna"! Top stuff. 2020-12-27T16:19:49Z Comment by Seveyka & Tobalske On the surface the lyrics are amusing, perhaps in part because they are sung by a man, but there is a darker undertone about boredom, repetition, and time. Nice music, well sung. 2020-12-27T15:06:24Z Comment by Without Instrumentality What a treasure, this wonderful opera is like ambrosia. 2020-12-22T04:20:16Z