Venables sets free the music in Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis

By Edward Sava-Segal, 13 January 2019

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Reviewed at Baruch College Rose: Nagelberg Theatre, New York City on 11 January 2019

Venables, 4.48 Psychosis

William Cole, Conductor

Ted Huffman, Director

Hannah Clark, Set Designer

Gweneth-Ann Rand, Soprano

Lucy Hall, Soprano

Susanna Hurrell, Soprano

Lucy Schaufer, Mezzo-soprano

Samantha Price, Mezzo-soprano

Rachael Lloyd, Mezzo-soprano

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Philip Venables sets free the music in Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis