This show features three bite-sized operas, all composed for solo voice and electronics. These three pieces pose questions about the human voice in relation to technology: technologies of government and of language, technologies of the body and artificial intelligence.

Jeffery Treviño’s "Orbiting" is a sci-fi opera, set in a claustrophobic space capsule, far in the future. The story follows a young condemned woman, in her final hours before she is put to death for her role in a political assassination.

Bruno Ruviaro's "Unspell" is a tri-lingual (English, French and Portuguese) exploration of the lover’s ordeal. The text is taken from Roland Barthe’s A Lover’s Discourse and hones in on the chapter about "waiting." During the piece, the listener is dragged through each excruciating detail of the lover’s experience; of waiting, wanting, raging and longing for the beloved.

Jeanette Little’s "Mechanical Bride" will receive its world premiere in this performance. The vocalist represents the human voice in a mechanical world. The text comes from Enrico Cavacchioli’s Let the moon be damned a poem written in 1914. In it he describes a world where nature is dying and humans intertwine with machines. The dystopic picture painted in this poem, now nearly 100 years old, still resonates with contemporary reality.

Glottalopticon - the first series of its kind in San Diego - is dedicated to presenting new, experimental, and rarely performed works that expand the traditional definition of opera. The series showcases performers, composers, and artists whose professional careers center on experimentation and collaboration. It offers San Diego audiences the unique opportunity to experience exceptional talent through an eclectic range of music-theatre in the intimate and comfortable setting of the Space4Art outdoor stage.