Tres minutos
Tres minutos
Inspired by a real program that reunites families separated by the U.S.-Mexico Border, Tres minutos by composer Nicolás Lell Benavides and librettist Marella Martin Koch imagines the story of Diego and Nila, a sister and brother who share family bonds but not citizenship. Allowed a brief supervised reunion at the U.S.-Mexico border that separates them, they wrestle with questions of identity, duty and belonging. The compelling work explores the intimate human dimensions of an important issue for our time.
Commissioned by Music of Remembrance (2022)
Made possible by generous awards from the Clovis Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts
A co-production with the San Diego Symphony.
Nicolás Lell Benavides, composer
Marella Martin Koch, librettist Hector Vega, dramaturg
Nila Vanessa Isiguen, soprano
Diego José Rubio, baritone
Michael, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brendan Tuohy, tenor
Nicolás Lell Benavides, conductor Erich Parce, director
Peter Compton, media designer
Instrumentalists from the San Diego Symphony
