Speechless, an opera written by Cat Hope in 2014- 2019, was presented in Hamburg, Germany as part of the Ligeti Festival in May 2023. This blog article is an overview that experience and its outcomes, and will be followed by a series of specific articles on elements of video, choir, score and staging.
Read More‘Speechless’ was awarded a 2020 Australian Art Music Award for Best New Work, in the dramatic category. Presented at an online award ceremony, panellists described the work as “unflinchingly original on every level”.
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Read More"Its avant-garde style, heavy emotional impact, and difficult subject matter challenge audiences to not only observe some heavily topical sequences, but also interpret a great deal of meaning from a wordless vocal score that disrupts conventional expectations of words and melody. "
Read MoreCat's new opera Speechless will premiere at the Perth Festival from February 26 - March 3 in 2019. Speechless is a personal response to the 2014 Human Rights Commission report 'The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention'.
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