ExplOratorio: At the End of All Things - 2026 N.E.O. Voice Festival

N.E.O.’s eighth Exploratorio will focus on the expansiveness of life transitions from physical death to the shock of renewal to the overturning of a philosophy. Every death creates room for new life, just as every life thrives on death. The end of a relationship with a life partner, business partner, or friend, moving to a new place, or leaving behind a beloved hobby all embody the transitional energy that forges our identities. In the expansiveness of time, none are memorable. The very idea of "At The End Of All Things" speaks to humanity's limited perspective. Yet, in those limits lives our passions and feelings of purpose.

This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. The development of HYSTERIA received funding from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers: Discovery Grants program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.