Kaija Saariaho on her new opera: "Peter Sellars is not appreciated"

by Thea Derks
2 March 201630 March 2022
8 min read
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Op een achterdoek met kalligrafisch gebladerte in alle denkbare tinten grijs vallen reusachtige, diepzwarte schaduwen. Regisseur Peter Sellars volgt tijdens een doorloop van ‘Feather Mantle’ bij De Nationale Opera aandachtig de bewegingen van de drie hoofdpersonen. Samen met ‘Always Strong’ vormt deze korte opera de double-bill Only the Sound Remains van Kaija Saariaho waarmee 15 maart het Opera Forward Festival geopend wordt.
Backdrop for Feather Mantle (design & photo: Julie Mehretu)
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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts