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"What does it mean to be chosen?" Inside Intelligence is proud to conclude its 20th anniversary season at the Arcola with the European premiere of The Wanton Sublime by twice Grammy-nominated composer Tarik O'Regan (Heart of Darkness) with a libretto by New York's award-winning feminist poet Anna Rabinowitz (Darkling). This ground-breaking electro-acoustic work for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble explores the human and mythic aspects of the Virgin Mary, who struggles to retain her flesh and blood identity in the face of external forces intent on symbolising her as the ideal woman. A one-act opera for an unaccompanied singer, The Medium is Peter Maxwell Davies' most extraordinary and daring work.

Cast/Performers

Hai-Ting Chinn

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Tarik O'Regan, Peter Maxwell Davies
Lyrics(s): Anna Rabinowitz, Peter Maxwell Davies
Producer: Robert Shaw (for Inside Intelligence)
Director: Robert Shaw
Conductor: Andrew Griffiths
Company: The Orpheus Sinfonia
Design: Gillian Argo
Lighting: Tom White
Stage Manager: Sarah Rhodes-Cannings
Other: Rodrigo Lopresti (photography)