Liza Lim

Liza Lim

The Navigator

Archive 2009
Opéra Bastille
decemberdec 8
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Liza Lim
The Navigator
Librettist, Patricia Sykes
Creation of the concert version
Talise Trevigne, soprano
Deborah Kayser, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Watts, countertenor
Philip Larson, Omar Ebrahim, baritones
Ensemble Elision
Manuel Nawri, direction 
Corealisation Opéra national de Paris ; Festival d’Automne à Paris
With the help of Australia Council

Identity bridges and embraces elements which are themselves changeable and ambivalent in “multicultural Australia”, in a bid to transcend differences – self and other, known and unknown. The Australian composer Liza Lim explores a complex inner landscape embarking on a the journey. The Navigator weaves voices, instruments and electronics, in lines, breath, distortion and sounds from nature, extending the scope of classical Greek drama.