Trans opera is coming to London

Trans opera is coming to London

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norman lebrecht

July 15, 2021

The London Festival of American Music has landed the UK premiere of As One, Laura Kaminsky’s chamber opera about the journey of a transgender woman.

Simon Wallfisch plays the central character before and Arlene Rolph Hannah after.

Festival director Odaline de la Martinez conducts her Lontano Ensemble in four performances, September 13-18.

The opera was originally created in Seattle. The librettists are Kimberly Reed and Mark Campbell.

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