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Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother

Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Donnerstag 02 Oktober 202519:30
Programm
El-Turk, Bushra (b. 1982)Oum (UK premiere)Adaptation of Visage retrouvé by Wajdi Mouawad
Darsteller
Nadia AminSchauspiel
Ghalia BenaliMezzosopran
Dima OrshoMezzosopran
Bernadeta AstariSopran
Kanako AbeDirektor

We are proud to present the UK premiere of Bushra El-Turk’s latest opera, following the success of A Woman at Point Zero, and featuring star singers Ghalia Benali, Dima Orsho and Bernadeta Astari.

The 19-year-old Wahab struggles through a nighttime snowstorm on his way to the hospital where his mother lies dying. This is his last chance to untangle the knot of his relationship with her. Deep in his heart, Wahab carries the song Al-Atlal (“The Ruins”) by the Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum. The song embodies the sorrow of a lost home, the longing for love, and ultimately the promise of reconciliation amidst the fragments of a broken relationship.

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