Rest
Rough for Opera, produced by Second Movement, 2023
Rest is a conceptual opera that subverts the fundamentals of music to highlight the power of rest – in both a musical score and physical sense. Inspired by experiences of chronic pain, it brings to question notions of the body, comfort, sound and silence within our traditional expectations of opera.
Commissioned by Rough for Opera, produced by Second Movement, and premiered at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells in May 2023, alongside a programme of other works in progress and a post-show discussion with Peter Braithwaite.
Photography credit: Claire Shovelton. Performers: Anna Maria Cadell, Viking Stendahl, Hana Yun-Stevens.
Stills from performance at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London, 2023.
Process: making the score on paper.