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Dateline:
31st October, 2007
Scottish Opera's Five:15
Scottish Opera has announced the line-up for their Five:15 programme,
announced in April, in which they paired
five writers with five composers to write fifteen minute operas for
performances in February and March in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The five teams and their operas are:
Dream Angus
Music by Stephen Deazley and words by Alexander McCall Smith and Ben
Twist
The story is based on the oldest Celtic deity, Angus, and focuses
on the character of Angus and his impact on those around him.
Gesualdo
Music by Craig Armstrong and words by Ian Rankin
Their opera tells the story of composer Carlo Gesualdo, who murdered
his wife, Donna Maria d'Avalos, and her lover the Duke of Andria.
The King's Conjecture
Music by Gareth Williams and words by Bernard MacLaverty
Set in medieval Scotland at the Court of King James IV, it tells the
story of an experiment carried out by the king about the nature and
source of language - and how religious beliefs can turn out to be
just superstition.
Queens of Govan
Music by Nigel Osborne and Wajahat Khan and words by Suhayl Saadi
A young Asian girl running through the streets of Govan on a rainy
Saturday night, late for her job at a kebab shop, pursued by images
and realities from her parallel lives, in the green valleys of Kashmir
and the dark waters of the Clyde.
The Perfect Woman
Music by Lyell Cresswell and words by Ron Butlin
A renowned scientist has invited colleagues and members of the press
to observe "a miracle of science", the creation of the perfect
woman.
The operas will be performed at Òran Mòr, Glasgow, on
29th February and 1st and 2nd March, and the Hub, Edinburgh, on 8th
and 9th March.
Audience reaction will decide which, if any, of the five will be expanded
to a full-length piece.
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