Rather than being satisfied with randomly superimposing texts and music, this set- ting is more of an adaptation wherein the words and notes are woven together by a precise counterpoint so that each literary and musical phrase echoes and enhancesits counterpart. Thus a singular work takes form, one which requires its two performers (including an actor who can read music) to listen attentively to each other, just as a duo of chamber musicians would be expected to do.