Libretto by David Simpatico
Based on a short story by Robert Bloch (PSYCHO)

2023 OPERA America New Works Forum
2020 National Endowment for the Arts - Challenge America Award
2022 Rhinebeck Writers Retreat
2018 OPERA America Discovery Grant

THAT HELLBOUND TRAIN

Martin, an orphan, drifter, and petty criminal makes a deal with The Conductor, one wish in exchange for his soul. Thinking to outsmart The Conductor, Martin asks for the power to stop time and live forever in the happiest moment of his life. Armed with the Conductor's watch, Martin sets forth on the journey of life searching for that perfect moment, a perfect moment in a life time in which he can live happily -- forever.