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The Dead By James Joyce -- An Opera

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RTÉ Drama on One welcomes The Performance Corporation to make a radio version of their operatic treatment of James Joyce’s best-loved short story, ‘The Dead’.

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First broadcast: 3rd January 2016 RTÉ Radio 1

Cast & Musicians: Clare Barrett, Lisa Lambe, Ruth McGill, Rory Musgrave, Aoife Durnin, Jane Hughes, Karen Dervan, Katie O’Connor. Created by Irish composer Ellen Cranitch and playwright Tom Swift, Directed by Jo Mangan.

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“Composed by Ellen Cranitch with libretto by Tom Swift, this handsome chamber opera adaptation from Performance Corporation and Breda Cashe sweetly honours The Dead.” – The Irish Times

“It is a most engaging composition and reflects the action with considerable acuity… A blend of spoken word, recitatives, popular songs and attractive arioso passages, woven through with mood-setting sequences, reflecting the story excellently and driving it forward with considerable expertise… The whole project proved a great success.” – Opera

“This new opera is appropriately enigmatic and beautiful in equal measure. In fact, the hour or so spent in the company of the performers onstage is so captivating that you would relish a further hour to watch the whole affair unfurl again.” – **** The Irish Examiner.

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James Joyce’s best-loved short story The Dead is given a thrilling new operatic treatment. Produced by critically acclaimed theatre and arts company, The Performance Corporation, and Breda Cashe, one of Ireland’s leading independent…

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  1. The Dead By James Joyce, Tom Swift, Ellen Cranitch

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