On the occasion of the premiere of the opera Like Flesh at the Opéra de Lille on 21, 23, 25, 27 and 28 January, composer Sivan Eldar gives us an exclusive look inside her latest work!:

Sivan Eldar - Like flesh
opera for 3 soloists, choir (6 voices), 12 instruments, electronics
World premiere: January 21, 23, 25, 27 & 28, 2022 (Opéra de Lille)
February 10, 11, 13, 2022 (Opéra Comédie - Montpellier)
September 28, 30 & October, 2022 (Opéra national de Lorraine - Nancy)
Cordelia Lynn, libretto
Silvia Costa, staging and scenography
Augustin Muller, computer music production
Ensemble Le Balcon
Maxime Pascal, conductor
Helena Rasker, The Woman / The Tree
William Dazeley, The Forester
Juliette Allen, The Student
Adèle Carlier, Hélène Fauchère, Guilhem Terrail, Sean Clayton, René Ramos Premier, Florent Baffi, The Forest

To go further, we asked her if Like flesh is a committed opera :