In this extraordinary musical pairing, Robert Schumann’s beloved Dichterliebe is intertwined with Love in the Time Of, a brand new song cycle commissioned by BOC. 10 poets and 8 composers have created 16 new songs, each one a reflection or response to the brilliant works in Schumann’s cycle. In a fully staged narrative, this piece explores the love we aspire to and the things we must let go amidst all the promise, turmoil, wonder, and heartache of the 21st century.

Dichterliebe

music by Robert Schumann

text by Heinrich Heine

Love in the Time of...

music by contemporary composers

text by contemporary poets