Likeness to Lily is the new Opera.

I can't think of what to write about Likeness to Lily. But I love what they do, a lot. Maybe Likeness to Lily is an opera, no, an operetta? Something amazingly beautiful that makes me not ashamed of loving classical music without knowing as much about it as my friends who are musicians do. I forgive myself because I am not a musician, but I can tell the difference between a couple of composers just by listening to the style, even if i've never heard the song before. Which is easy, but tricky. Likeness to Lily play mostly in New York/Brooklyn which also says something about them, too. what i can tell you is that david durst and susan oetgen met whilst working on an experimental indie-rock opera by bob massey. I only know this because Likeness to Lily's website says this and so I know. I'm going to say their music is classical, just because it is full of cinematic class. What else? Extremely talented. Extremely Courageous. Extremely Special. Definitely Special.

though the lyrical nature of their original compositions calls to mind the art of the concert stage, the ensemble generally plays downtown venues where genre-defying new music has popular appeal. - likenesstolily.com'Little Night Song'
'Apollo'
mp3s and photograph of david hurst from likenesstolily.com