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MĀRA is a chamber opera in two acts, with libretto by Stephen Batchelor and music by Sherry Woods. The opera humanizes the story of Siddhattha Gotama and his encounters with Māra, the demonic figure that appears to him as he seeks a way to live an awakened life in the world.
A full recording of MĀRA was created from the two concert performances of the opera that were given at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on October 18 and 20, 2017. The full opera can be streamed at the composer's web site, Sherry Woods Composer .
The libretto used for the concert performance at the Rubin Museum (October 2017) can be found here.