In 2024, KLANG celebrates a fantastic 15-year anniversary. On this occasion, we have entered into a collaboration with our long-term collaborator (and the organization from which Klang grew) Athelas Sinfonietta and the new initiative Second Sound (an organization focused on promoting re-performances of newly written works) to create a tour-de -force programme, which consists exclusively of works which, over time, have been commissioned for or premiered by Athelas at Klang. Expect a true celebration of the wildness and vulnerability that the composers (and musicians) have shown over the past 15 years.

KLANG/ATHELAS – anniversary concert

Musikhuset Copenhagen

Under a country’s authoritarian regime, being gay is a harshly punished crime. A crime for which Zylan, a young pop singer, is persecuted, tried, imprisoned, and at last forced to name names during numerous interrogations. Zylan Won’t Sing Anymore is a monodrama, a rare form of opera centred on the character and baring his every thought. Composer Diana Soh and librettist Yann Verburgh wished to create an opera fit for all, especially for teenagers, a sung piece on a major current issue, still underrepresented in the field of opera: homophobia. The piece blends music with spoken and sung voice and recounts the sealing of Zylan’s fate through the performance of a tenor and three musical instruments – cello, guitar, and percussion. This thought-provoking opera echoes the abuse suffered in our own world by those whose sexual orientation is seen as dissident.

Diana Soh

Events

Upcoming events

26 - 29 Jan, 2027

Zylan Won’t Sing Anymore · Opéra National De Lyon

Past events

Jun 9, 2024

KLANG/ATHELAS – anniversary concert · Athelas Sinfonietta

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