ARTICLES
Hilan's published writing includes research articles about the relationship between film and Wagnerian opera, published by McFarland Press, The Wagner Journal, and Wagner Notes. He was recently commissioned to write the film-related entries and appendices for the Cambridge Wagner Encyclopedia (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming in 2013). He has also written program notes and articles for Carnegie Hall.
"That Wagner is most usefully considered in a larger context is confirmed by one of the best essays in this book, Hilan Warshaw's "'The Dream Organ': Wagner as a Proto-Filmmaker," in which Wagner's placement within European Romanticism is illuminatingly theorized, and his influence upon filmmaking is examined... "
-Professor Simon Williams, reviewing Wagner Outside the 'Ring' (anthology from McFarland Press) in Wagner Notes, February 2010
Link: "The Dream Organ" on Google Books
LIBRETTOS
Hilan has written numerous librettos for works of music and musical theater. His work for the concert hall includes several widely performed collaborations with his sister, composer Dalit Warshaw, as well as the text for Lera Auerbach's Songs of Rebirth, published by Sikorski Press. He has also written book and lyrics for short and full-length musicals, in collaboration with composers including Gaby Alter and Gihie Lee. He has an MFA from NYU's Musical Theater Writing Program, and is a member of ASCAP.
Libretto excerpt 1:
Excerpt from "Carnival of the Animals"
Libretto excerpt 2:
Scene from "Summerset"