Robert Paterson’s In Real Life Streaming with Mostly Modern and Caffè Lena Oct 29

SARATOGA SPRINGS — American Modern Ensemble (AME) emerges from the pandemic silence with a performance about a modern ritual that has confounded millennials and boomers alike: online dating. 

Caffè Lena presents the World Premiere live stream at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29. 

Composer Robert Paterson and librettist David Cote present two song cycles that explore the narratives of those looking to find true love in digital space – a chamber musical for the “Tinderella” in all of us.

The program features the world premiere of In Real Life II, the counterpart to In Real Life. This song cycle explores the humor and heartbreak of online dating through the lens of five different men. In Real Life II was written for Baritone Jorell Williams who portrays each of our eligible bachelors from the prototypical player who exaggerates his attributes to the secret passions of an “everyday guy.” 

To stream this live performance, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRNEpyIlmsc with a suggested donation – tip jar to Caffè Lena.