Emily Hall: Folie À Deux

Mahogany Opera Group
Sofia Jernberg, voice artist
Finnur Bjarnason, tenor
Emily Hall, composer
Sjón, libretto
Frederic Wake-Walker, director

Following a preview performance during our Winter Festival, we present the fully-staged version of Emily Hall’s new opera.

A woman is struggling to connect with her lover. His belief that a pylon has a special power passes on to her and, as sparks fly, their madness takes hold. Insanity, electricity and love collide in a sonic voyage into the shared psychosis known as ‘folie à deux’, where a delusion is transmitted from one person to another. An opera and a concept album, Folie à Deux is a lyrical and intense investigation into love and loneliness within a relationship.

Supported by Arts Council England, Britten–Pears Foundation, The Golsoncott Foundation, The Hinrichsen Foundation, The Holst Foundation, J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, Jerwood Charitable Foundation, The Leche Trust, Nordic Culture Point, PRS for Music Foundation, The RVW Trust, Sound and Music and Sir Siegmund Warburg's Voluntary Settlement.