For those of you following its progress…

THE OPERA IS DONE!

20 months later…8 hours of composing daily …I feel like a need a nap.

When I put the double bar on, it literally felt like Ada was the last to leave the room, and she closed the door behind her as she went out. I was sitting there alone, listening to the silence. Not sure whether to laugh, smile, or weep.

(I read this on Ms. Higdon’s Facebook page.)

Oh. In case you aren’t aware, the opera is Cold Mountain. (No, I never saw the movie.)