THE DEAD

Tom Swift presents
THE DEAD

“Like distant music these words that he had written years before were borne towards him from the past.”

Joyce’s seminal short story is given a new operatic treatment, for this work-in-progress performance. Tapping into the deep vein of musical references that runs through The Dead, composer Ellen Cranitch and writer Tom Swift have created a pared back musical telling of the story. Four singers accompanied by a string quartet perform this exploration of life, love, mortality and personal epiphany. The performance features a number of key scenes from the opera, and is part of the development of a full-length work. The Dead – An Opera is supported by the Arts Council’s Opera Project Award.