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The Silver Swan is a visually exquisite, choreographed concert. The music, for seven unaccompanied female singers, is written by Paul Clark, one of Britain’s most exciting composers. It takes two simple 17th Century songs and weaves their melodies into a dense and beautifully haunting texture. This is a spine tingling and hugely uplifting piece of contemporary music.
Suzy Willson’s elegant production is neither an opera or a recital – it is a kind of animated concert adapted to suit the space in which it is performed. They are keen to present it in non-theatre spaces – churches, warehouses, or as a promenade piece - forging a unique relationship between the space, the performers and the music.
Commissioned in 1999 by BAC Opera with funds from ACE . Developed at ENO Studio.
Director
Suzy Willson
Composer
Paul Clark
Singers
Lindsay Bramley
Karen Foder
Rosemary Forbes Butler
Ruth James
Natalie Raybould
Emily Sharp
Helen Withers
Performers
Sachi Kimura
Jason Thorpe/James Flynn
Melanie Wilson
Conductor
James Keane
Original Cast
Sarah Belcher
Zoe Bywater
Linda Kerr Scott
Dan Milne
Sabina Netherclift
Jason Thorpe
Previous singers
Morag Boyle
Rosemary Forbes Butler
Roz McCutcheon
Osnat Schmool
Emily Sharp
Lianne Marie Skriniar
Nicola Burnet Smith
a truly timeless experience
The Stage
As well as being a feast for the senses, this performance
provides a deeply emotional experience, which will stay with its audience
long after they have left the powerful, fragile interior behind.
Edinburgh Guide
Paul Clark has an ear for the bizarre and the brilliant
The Observer
The music is achingly divine.
The Herald, Glasgow
"***** Fantastic!" Paul Oliver, Sheffield
"*****A lovely piece of human nature; pared down to its essentials. A lovely, balletic chorale piece" S Forsythe, London
The show is available for touring. For more information email info@fueltheatre.com
2005
August: St John's Church, Shoreditch, London as part of the Shoreditch Festival
August: McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2003
The Victoria and Albert Museum (Raphael Room) as part of British Architecture
Week
The Royal Opera House, Linbury Studio in September 2003 (Festivals of Firsts)
For details see biog page
