An Il trittico for the Tinder generation, THREE WAY is a new opera on the present and future of sex and love with music by Robert Paterson (The Whole Truth) and a libretto by David Cote (The Scarlet Ibis). In three playful one-acts, average heroes explore the worlds of android lovers, BDSM and multiple partners in their searches for the emotional connections that are ever-elusive in today s romantic world. Featuring Nashville Opera, conducted by Dean Williamson. Original cast recording.

CREATIVE TEAM
Robert Paterson, Composer: http://www.robertpaterson.com | http://www.robertpaterson.com/three-way
David Cote, Librettist: http://www.davidcote.com

THREE WAY SITES
Three Way Site: http://www.threewayopera.com/
Nashville Opera: http://www.nashvilleopera.org/three-way/
American Opera Projects (AOP): http://www.aopopera.org/threeway/

Materials available from Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/threeway/
Three Way Arias - Male: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Arias - Female: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Piano/vocal score: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...

ORIGINAL CAST
Danielle Pastin, Soprano: http://www.daniellepastin.com
Courtney Ruckman, Soprano: http://www.courtneyruckman.com
Eliza Bonet, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.elizabonet.com
Melisa Bonetti, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.melisabonettimezzo.com
Jordan Rutter, Countertenor: http://www.jordanrutter.com
Samuel Levine, Tenor: http://www.samuellevinetenor.com
Wes Mason, Baritone: http://www.wesmasonstage.com
Matthew Treviño, Bass: http://www.matthewtrevino.com

TEXT

DOMME
No!
You don’t own me.
Think you know me?
I know you.
You come here to be dominated,
But you can’t hide your hatred.
Your cringing is a kind of swagger.
Your begging is a command.
Your submission is my slavery.
You think I’m trash, a tool, something to be used and tossed.
Just a commodity.
Your property.

Oh…
Think you know me?
Want to own me?
Get to know me.
Look into these eyes and see what I am.
I’m out of your price range:
The pretty pink doll you cannot buy.
Knock me down, but I will rise.
There’s a million more behind me, too.
I’m your mother, your wife, your daughter, 
Your mistress, your sister, your teacher, 
Your angel, your devil, your god.
I’m everything to you.
(The pose is frozen. Now we hear from deep inside her.)
Is this part of the game?
What about the rules?
Who’s in charge? 
Where is it going?
I despise his dead eyes; 
His sour breath, like death.
So why am I wet 
And the blood pounds around
In my head!
Ever since you were a girl,
You knew this day was coming.
A murderer knocks, you open the door,
And meet your glory, glory, glory!

So…
Now you know me.
No one owns me.
What about you?
What the fuck are you?!?
(With a free hand she grabs the whip from the table.)
Cash. And a dick.
A sack of shit with a money clip.
You’re my two-o-clock session and your time is nearly up.
(She winds the whip around his neck; he doesn’t resist.)
You’re my father, my lover, my son, my trick, my slave, my student, my rent, my plaything, my toy, my tool, my trash.
(She jerks the whip tight, leans back. They’re moving together rhythmically.)

CLIENT
Oh, yes, Mistress Salome!

DOMME
You’re a commodity.

CLIENT
Can’t. Can’t breathe!

DOMME
My property!

CLIENT
Wait, wait stop!

Oh, yes, Mistress Salome!

DOMME
You’re a commodity.

CLIENT
Can’t. Wait! Stop!

DOMME
My property!

CLIENT
Can’t breathe! Can’t breathe!

DOMME
Now you know, 
Now you know,
Now you know:
I own you!

Three Way

Three Way - Act II. She Word: Domme’s Aria: You Don’t Own Me (Mezzo-Soprano Aria)

American composer Robert Paterson is a true New Yorker—born and bred in Buffalo, he lived in Rochester and Ithaca for over ten years, in New York City for over twenty years, and now lives in Saratoga Springs, near the Adirondacks. Paterson’s colorful music embraces a wide variety of themes, everything from goddesses and online dating to mathematics and the environment. His music is filled with emotion and fierce rhythmic energy, marked by elegance, wit, and meticulous craftsmanship. Named Composer of The Year by the Classical Recording Foundation at Carnegie Hall, Paterson is the winner of the Alfred I. DuPont Award, and his opera Three Way won the Grammy® under Best Classical Producer of the Year. His music is often a Best of the Year pick on National Public Radio. His orchestral tone poem, Dark Mountains, regularly airs on NPR’s Performance Today. Three Way premiered with Nashville Opera, then BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), and across the United States. Minnesota Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra, The Oratorio Society of New York, Buffalo Philharmonic, Albany Pro Musica, Albany Symphony, Musica Sacra, Austin Symphony, Vermont Symphony, and ensembles worldwide perform his works. Paterson gives masterclasses at the Curtis Institute of Music, New York University, the Aspen Music Festival, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and more. He is the Artistic Director and house composer for Mostly Modern Projects. Robert is a lifelong vegan and advocates for animals and the environment, celebrating the natural world with ground-breaking works such as his Triple Concerto, A New Eaarth, Listen, and I Go Among Trees.

Three Way - Act II. She Word: Domme’s Aria: You Don’t Own Me (Mezzo-Soprano Aria)

Robert Paterson Composer