Music
The Sparrow and the Eagle
Omar Shahryar Composer
Hannah Khalil Librettist
A 10 minute chamber opera for soprano, mezzo, tenor and string quartet created for English Touring Opera, touring the UK in Autumn 2024
The Sparrow and the Eagle is inspired by a fable told by the legendary Scheherezade from the Thousand and One Nights.
However, in this modern version, the storytelling singers are divided as to whether or not they like the story’s ending…
This miniature opera is presented as part of an enchanting evening of musical storytelling in A story, a story! Let it come, let it go!, an intimate and evocative series of chamber operas that explore the tales that shape who we are:
Hannah Khalil and Omar Shahryar – The Sparrow and the Eagle
Glyn Maxwell and Lucie Treacher – Once in a Garden
Amanda Wilkin and Kemal Yusuf – The Knot
Chinonyerem Odimba and Charlotte Marlow – A Herstory of Daughters Who Won’t Lissen
“…[bringing] the thrilling experience of opera to the widest possible audience, showing that this centuries-old but ever-evolving artform can speak to – and sing about – the world we live in now.”
ROBIN NORTON-HALE, GENERAL DIRECTOR ETO
