Scalia/Ginsburg
Composer: Derrick Wang
Librettist: Derrick Wang
Company: Opera Company of Middlebury
| Performance Dates | |
|---|---|
| Friday, October 04, 2024 | |
| Saturday, October 05, 2024 | |
| Sunday, October 06, 2024 | Matinee |
Synopsis
The play starts in the Supreme Court Building with Scalia confronted in the courtroom by the "Commentator". The Commentator has supernatural powers and seals the room, stating "No man shall enter." Once the room is sealed, Scalia is forced to defend his approach to the law and may only escape by passing three trials. Ginsburg, not a man, breaks into the courtroom to defend her friend Scalia and insists on taking the trials alongside him. The opera ends after the two undergo the trials together.[28]