MARK BULLER | COMPOSER
OPERA
THE PASTRY PRINCE (2014)
47 minutes
S, MS, T, B, BB; piano
Libretto by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera/HGOco for Opera to Go!
Premiered January 2015
THE TRIAL OF ALICE (2015)
15 minutes
Young soloists (2S, 2M, 2A), girls chorus, piano
Libretto by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Commissioned by AFA for the Houston Girls Chorus
Premiered Spring 2016
THE PUFFED-UP PRIMA DONNA (2015)
45 minutes
S, MS, T, B, BB; piano
Libretto by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera/HGOco for Opera to Go!
Premiered January 2016
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THE IMPRESARIO OF OZ (2020)
60 minutes
3S, 2 MS, T, 2B, 3 med. flex parts; piano
Libretto by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera/HGOco
Pastiche opera for young singers, including original music plus arias and
choruses by Handel, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, and others
Premiered June 2020
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DRIVES (2023)
15 minutes
S, B; clarinet, viola, 2 celli, percussion
Libretto by Euan Tait
Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera
Premiered May 2023, Rothko Chapel, Houston
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WE WERE FRIENDS (In Progress)
c.70 minutes
Libretto by Euan Tait
Current status: building commission consortium
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2010 - present
2010 - present