A Singapore Trilogy consists of three chamber operas - Laksa Cantata (2012/2018), Window Shopping (2014), and Kopi For One (2018), written in collaboration with librettist Jack Lin.

 

In 2018, the trilogy was produced by L’arietta Productions and directed by Nora Samosir, at the Living Room and the Blue Room of The Arts House, Singapore. Laksa Cantata and Window Shopping were performed back-to-back at the Living Room, with a simple set that implied a wedding dress, and in turn, a shoe boutique. Concurrently, the premiere of Kopi For One took place at the Blue Room, which was transformed into a kopitiam (coffeeshop) with the visual canvas of artist Alvin Mark Tan, and a set of kopitiam tables and chairs, the experience was enriched by the smell and taste of kopi (coffee), teh (tea) and Peranakan snacks.  

 

A Singapore Trilogy - Suite (2020)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Straits Times sponsored the opera company L’arietta Productions to repackage an aria each from Kopi for One 2018, Laksa Cantata 2012/2018, and Window Shopping into a suite for the ‘30 Days of Art Festival’.

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Supported by the National Arts Council (NAC) Young Artist Award, the studio recordings of the trilogy were released as three separate albums on United Records at the end of 2021.