Poème du temps qui ne passe pas ( ".. del otro lado del muro.") (1993)

Based on poems by Jorge Luis Borges, Alejandra Pizarnik and Louis Aragon.

Music: Javier Alejandro Garavaglia

Duration: ca. 25 min

Genre: Chamber Opera

for

1x Soprano (Woman)

1x Bass-baritone (Man)

1x Flute (also alto-flute)

1x Cello

1x Percussion

1x Piano

Synopsis

The Man is alone with his dreams. In this infinite dimension, he feels the existence of “something”, what he can neither describe nor explain, but he is longing for it. Although he isn't aware of it, the Infiniteness appears in front of him and seduces him. He is not able to see Her, but he cannot stop the desire of possessing her.

As he awakes, the dream is gone, but there's no way he can forget it. He won't neither posses her nor will he be able to forget her. She is only to be found "beyond the wall".

Although the piece was composed with poems by three different poets, the whole piece is about the "Leitmotiv" of Borges about Infiniteness and Finiteness of universe and man and the unlimited fields that are beyond our reality (the wall mentioned on the title) during the dream, creating a sense of time that doesn't pass by. The piece is meant to be a homage to Borges.

Javier A. Garavaglia