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Radio 3,06 Jun 2026,89 mins

Angel's Bone

Opera on 3

Available for 17 days

Chinese-American composer, performance artist and activist Du Yun won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for her second opera, Angel's Bone, and this production is a collaboration between English National Opera, Factory International and the Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic. Two angels fall from heaven to earth; initially well treated, the spiritual beings gradually become exploited and injured as their unhappy keepers search for fortune and fame. A hard-hitting parable fusing multiple musical genres, spoken word and immersive staging and sound, this is an uncompromising, disturbing tale of modern slavery and human trafficking. Contains themes of extreme violence, sexual exploitation, trafficking and drug and alcohol misuse. Du Yun and Royce Vavrek: Angel's Bone Presented by Mark Forrest and recorded at Aviva Studios, Manchester on 15 May 2026 Mrs X.E. ..... Allison Cook (mezzo) Mr X.E. ..... Rodney Earl Clarke (baritone) Boy Angel ..... Matthew McKinney (tenor) Girl Angel ..... Mariam Wallentin (singer) Male Soprano ..... Keith Pun (countertenor) Kantos Chamber Choir Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Baldur Brönnimann (conductor)

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Angel's Bone
    Angel's Bone
    Du Yun
  3. 2.
    Seligkeit, D 433
    Seligkeit, D 433
    Franz Schubert