I found both Getty's libretto and music to be effective in presenting an augmented version of Poe's tale. It worked well that the character of Madeline Usher, Roderick's sister who was entombed a few days too early, was assigned to a dancer (Jamielyn Duggan), with Madeline's voice sung by Illinois soprano Jacqueline Piccolino.

Getty, though now in his early 80s, has spoken about composing another opera (he mentions the subject of Oscar Wilde's “Canterville Ghost”) as a companion piece. One could imagine such a double bill being staged by opera companies (especially with ghostly appearances such as in Haneke's projections) in the weeks of late October.