Friday 08th August 2025
Location: St Canice’s Cathedra & Round Tower, The Close, Kilkenny, Ireland, R95 V63H
The spirits of two remarkable women encounter each other across the centuries in this haunting and intimate opera by celebrated Indian-American composer Kamala Sankaram, with lyrics from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon.The tragic life story of Savita Halappanavar and that of the Cork-born pirate Anne Bonny are interwoven in a groundbreaking fusion of traditional Irish and Indian classical music. Muldoon’s libretto – inspired by everything from sea shanties to Hindi ghazal – forges unexpected connections between the women while Sankaram’s score draws inspiration from medieval music and classical Indian ragas.
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