Gothic Opera presents The Goth Chapters, with music by Stacy Garrop and libretto by Jerre Dye. Recorded in isolation by Alice Usher and Laurence Panter during the coronavirus crisis, May 2020. Our hero, Penelope, works in a comic book store. She’s in her 20s/early 30s. She was a total outcast in high school and found her escape inside Goth culture. She was a wild child. She loves all things Victoriana (with a decidedly dark twist). The comic book store is her sanctuary, now. Though she’s a little more set in her ways now, she still has trouble divorcing herself from her more wild and carefree youthful days. In Chapter 1: Heedless / Headless, Penelope has stepped outside the comic book store on an emergency coffee break. She has just met a dashing stranger while checking them out at her register. She paces excitedly while drinking a Kombucha and eating Red Vines. It’s late summer. It’s hot. She is invigorated by this chance encounter.

Gothic Opera presents The Goth Chapters, with music by Stacy Garrop and libretto by Jerre Dye. Recorded in isolation by Alice Usher and Laurence Panter during the coronavirus crisis, June 2020.

Gothic Opera presents The Goth Chapters, with music by Stacy Garrop and libretto by Jerre Dye. Recorded in isolation by Alice Usher and Laurence Panter during the coronavirus crisis, June 2020.

Gothic Opera presents The Goth Chapters, with music by Stacy Garrop and libretto by Jerre Dye. Recorded in isolation by Alice Usher and Laurence Panter during the coronavirus crisis, June 2020.

relaxation and guided meditation based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle. There are pictures on the screen but it is better to close your eyes for maximum benefit.