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- Tarik O'Regan
The Wanton Sublime (2013)
- Novello & Co Ltd (World)
- 1(pic)000/0000/2perc/gtr+egtr/str(1.0.1.1.1)
- Mezzo Soprano, pre-recorded mezzo soprano
- 30 min
- Anna Rabinowitz
- English
Programme Note
"What does it mean to be chosen?" The Wanton Sublime, by Tarik O'Regan and Anna Rabinowitz, explores the human and mythic aspects of the Virgin Mary. In this one-act monodrama for mezzo-soprano and amplified chamber ensemble, Mary struggles to retain her flesh and blood identity in the face of external forces intent on symbolizing her as the ideal woman.
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Reviews
…musically expansive and vocally intricate….
28th August 2015
O’Regan’s score brings bluesy rebelliousness and Monteverdian lyricism into close proximity.
27th August 2015
…inventive and attractive….
27th August 2015
[The music] is rather wonderful, weaving a richly melismatic vocal line into a strikingly coloured orchestral score delicately enhanced by electronic effects. Never sterile or mechanical, it seems to have a living organic pulse.
27th August 2015
O'Regan colours the drama with pre-recorded vocal episodes and long melodic lines broken by punchy chords, and it never fails to grip. What a thrilling composer he is; this is vital, compelling music.
27th August 2015
...a fluid, enticing score. Dividing the score into sections is the drone of a cello and bass, from which other sounds, erratic and mellifluous, germinated. O'Regan's vocal lines transform the asymmetric rhythms of Rabinowitz's text into compelling and theatrical music.
19th July 2014
...not only grippingly entertaining but proved that the small opera is gaining ground as a viable and truly accessible genre in itself.
28th May 2014