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NOISE Opera: Hirda
03 December 2015 at 7.30pm
NOISE Opera: Hirda
Queens Hall Edinburgh Scotland 0131 668 2019 http://www.thequeenshall.net Hirda: Shetlandic. n. chaos, confusion, extreme untidiness
This new opera tells the story of Alastair, a once successful actor who returns to his island home for the wedding of his brother Iain to Muireall, a young archivist working in the local museum. Everyone's world is turned upside down when Alastair and his sister-in-law find that they have a strong attraction to each other. This contemporary story is woven together with another story about a 19th century woman and her sailor fiancée which is told through the letters they write to each other.
Hirda was commissioned by NOISE, (New Opera In Scotland Events) and is a collaboration between Chris Stout, Shetland fiddler and composer, with Gareth Williams, a contemporary classical composer based in Scotland. The librettist is Siân Evans, a Welsh playwright and linguist. It will be directed by James Robert Carson.
Gareth Williams : Hirda
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