“Backwards from Winter had its premiere as part of the New York Opera Fest. All the parts that make up the opera are unified on stage to create an enormously satisfying theatrical experience… None of the electronic music turned shrill. Composer Knehans has a sense of the right balance between what is human and what is not. The sometimes abrasive cello lines fit perfectly in the sound cloud.”

—Berkshire Fine Arts on the New York City World Premier