Porque os sonhos não se compreendem, se não quando se cumprem

The mezzo-soprano, or dramatic soprano, while slowly wandering on the stage and stalls, recites, singing, an Arcadian poem by Cláudio Manuel da Costa (Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1729-1789). In the poem, the shepherd — in a recurring neo-classical image — seeks, without success, his shepherdess. No wonder: his search happens in the middle of a contemporary flute concerto bearing the mistakable sub-title of Pastoral Concerto, which goes on unconcerned at him.