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And London Burned
October 2016
Temple Church, London
An opera set over the four days of the Great Fire of London, as witnessed by a law student of the Inner Temple.
1hr 15mins (approx.); five singers; seven instrumentalists.
Composer: Matt Rogers
Librettist: Sally O'Reilly
2015
The opera The Virtues of Things premiered in May 2015 at The Royal Opera House, London,
then toured to Aldeburgh Music, Snape, and Opera North, Leeds.
1hr 15mins; five singers; ten instrumentalists.
Composer: Matt Rogers
Librettist: Sally O'Reilly
For more information and images see the Royal Opera House website.
2015
Wigmore Hall
Composer: Christopher McCormack
Librettist: Sally O'Reilly
7mins; one singer, 4 instrumentalists, electronics
To be sung by oilrig workers in the North Sea to overcome sleeplessness caused by rough seas, remoteness and the psychological pressures of heavy industry. It is a holistic treatment that draws on ancient sheep-counting techniques, the invocation of saints and the oral exorcism of mental disturbances.
Performed as part of Voiceworks, sung by Claire Lees.
Recurrent
2013
Performed at Riverside Studios, part of the Lite Bites programme in the Tete-a-Tete Opera Festival.
10 mins; two singers; three instrumentalists.
Composer: Matt Rogers
Librettist: Sally O'Reilly