4:48 Psychosis

Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris, 2021

Rehearsal photos by Quentin Chevrier

About

Philip Venables’ opera, 4:48 PSYCHOSIS, was presented as a concert at the Cité de la Musique as part of the Festival d’Automne à Paris 2021 with the Ensemble intercontemporain. The opera, written for six female singers and twelve instrumentalists, gives musical form to Sarah Kane’s play, 4:48 PSYCHOSIS, which depicts the inside of the mind of the main character and her experience of depression.

For more information about the concert, please visit the Festival d’Automne website here.

Creative Team

Composer: Philip Venables
Libretto: Sarah Kane
Conductor: Matthia Pintscher

Stage direction & lighting: Elayce Ismail
Video: Pierre Martin
Sound Design: Sound Intermedia

Cast

Karen Bandelow, Rachael Lloyd, Robyn Allegra Parton, Samantha Price, Gweneth-Ann Rand, Lucy Schaufer

Orchestra

Ensemble intercontemporain