Ari's Lament (2023)

  • 4 minutes | for tenor & piano
  • Text by Joshua Gibson
  • Commissioned by Joshua Gibson

Composer's Note

Ari's Lament is an aria from the 2024 opera, The Magic of the Forest, commissioned by Joshua Gibson. This piece uses text written by Joshua Gibson that tells the story of the fox, Ari, being given a frozen moment in time to speak its last thoughts before he is hunted to his demise.
— Danial Sheibani

Performances

Premiere - February 2023
SNATS Art Song Showcase
Max Webb Comor, Tenor
Danial Sheibani, Piano
Walter hall, Toronto.