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Horniman Circle Garden November Mon 16, 08:00 pm Prithvi Theatre November Fri 13, 06:00 pm, 09:30 pm |
| SRIDHAR /THAYIL'S THE FLYING WALLAS : OPERA NOIR (English) |
| 1 Hour (without interval) Sridhar/Thayil brings a dark Indian twist to opera with Opera Noir - a lyrical conversation between a soprano and a ghost about God, murder and showbiz. Experience the grand operatic themes of love and deception in this stripped down contemporary noir production. |
| Sridhar/Thayil : Formed in late 2007 in Bangalore, Sridhar/Thayil is a lyrical pop duo from Bombay-NY-NJ-Hong Kong. Suman Sridhar is a singer, actor, and songwriter. She grew up in Mumbai with Carnatic and Hindustani classical music and studied Western classical music in NJ, USA. Jeet Thayil is a performance poet, guitarist-songwriter, and author of four books including These Errors are Correct (Tranquebar, 2008). He has been described as a master of the knockout lyric punchline. Sridar/Thayil’s brand of urban grime concocts sweet jazz vocals with mean gravelly talk over wailing blues guitar and electronic back beats. S/T has been known to combine scratchy beats with pop melodies and operatic vocals with Hindustani funk; and they play a range of characters as part of their live act: a demented preacher, a three year old, a drowning man... |
| Cast : |
| Ghost Jeet Thayil Soprano Suman Sridhar Costume Designer Anoushka Anand Concept, libretto, music Sridhar/Thayil Concept & Direction Jeet Thayil & Suman Sridhar |