Apocalypse Song is a scene from Alice Shields’ electronic opera Apocalypse (1994) recorded on New World Records with Alice Shields, mezzo-soprano singing the role of The Woman, and Jim Matus on electric guitar.
THE WOMAN:
\"Your hot lips, Apocalypse,
Your hot lips, Apocalypse,
Your words divine made flesh in mine,
Your words divine made flesh in mine,
Turn my blood back into wine!
Turn my blood back into wine!\"
The opera Apocalypse, with music and libretto by Alice Shields, is published by the American Composers Alliance at http://composers.com/ and was created in part at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.
