Details

A woman, alone, wrestles with the part she played in her daughter's downfall. Is she vulnerable? Or complicit?

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Bushra El-Turk, Liza Lim, Cassandra Miller
Lyrics: Eleanor Knight

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Archive listings for Silk Moth (2019)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T01418599172

Bushra El-Turk?s hard-hitting, contemporary opera Silk Moth is presented alongside compositions from Liza Lim and Cassandra Miller in a new production by London chamber orchestra Ruthless Jabiru. A stellar cast of singers and conducted ensemble weave together Arabic and Western musical traditions, examining the complex tragedies of honour crime, family violence, and female (dis)empowerment in Britain and beyond. Sung in English without surtitles.Company Ruthless Jabiru. Musical Director Kelly Lovelady. Director Heather Fairbairn. Performer Liza Lim (The Heart's Ear). Performer Bushra El-Turk (Silk Moth). Performer Cassandra Miller (Bel Canto).

9 Aug 19 to 11 Aug 19

Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940
listing details L01371697762

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