Instrumentation freestyle:
3 sopranos, 2 altos, 1 mezzo, 2 tenors, 1 Bass, reeds, violin, cello, synthesizer
Opera in 2 acts, on a libretto by Susan Yankowitz, after the 1921 novel by Colette. The Actors Studio workshop production, May 6-9, 2005. The story reflects a love affair cast as a bittersweet meditation on that moment when all persons "of a certain age" realize they have crossed the invisible meridian that separates their youth from what is left of their lives.