Music by Nigel Osborne and libretto by Ariel Dorfman.

Music: Nigel Osborne
Libretto: Ariel Dorfman

The child Naciketa poses Death three questions about love, reconciliation and mortality, in a musical journey of hope across continents from India to Africa and finally to South America

Commissioned and produced by Opera Circus with affiliated partners Opera North and Scotland's foremost contemporary chamber group, Hebrides Ensemble, with tabla player Sarvar Sabri, Indian Dhrupad singer Prakriti Dutta, and guitarist Simon Thacker.

The performances:
Please join us for an intimate 70-minute performance of six short extracts from this new work with a specially written narrative by Ariel Dorfman. Each performance will feature a Q&A with Ariel Dorfman and Nigel Osborne.

Click on www.operacircus.co.uk  to view a short film about the development of Naciketa with Ariel Dorfman and Nigel Osborne.

Tickets are free but seats must be reserved - please collect your tickets in advance from The Queen’s Hall Box Office or on the night at Reid Concert Hall.

www.operacircus.co.uk and www.hebridesensemble.org.uk

Please note: this event takes place at the Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AL

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