The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is set to present the world premiere of “The Angel Esmeralda,” a new opera by composer Lliam Paterson and librettist Pamela Carter.

The first performance is set for Feb. 24, 2020 with subsequent shows taking place on Feb. 26, 28, and March 2 at the Silk Street Theatre. The opera will be directed by Martin Lloyd-Evans, with Gregor Donnelly as the designer and Robbie Butler as lighting designer. Dominic Wheeler will conduct.

“The Angel Esmeralda” is adapted from a short story by Don DeLillo about a girl who dies when she enters the ruins of a South Bronx estate (or maybe she doesn’t).

The work was commissioned by the Scottish Opera. Patterson, who is a former Emerging Artist Composer in Residence with the Scottish Opera, has created such operas as “The Eighth Door,” “BambinO,” “Touching Eden,” “Radiant,” “Anatomy of a Diva,” and “Bluebeard’s Cake.”