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About
An opera that explores a fictional encounter between author Janet Frame and a psychiatric nurse at Seacliff Hospital near Dunedin.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Anna Leese
Contents note
Scene One
— Interlude 1
Scene Two
— Interlude 2
Scene Three
Text note
Libretto by Georgia Jamieson Emms
Performance history
27 May 2022: The Strangest of Angels | NZ Opera (Christchurch, performance 1)
Featuring: Anna Leese | Kenneth Young
28 May 2022: The Strangest of Angels | NZ Opera (Christchurch, performance 2)
Featuring: Anna Leese | Kenneth Young
12 Oct 2022: The Strangest of Angels | NZ Opera (Dunedin, performance 1)
Featuring: Anna Leese | Kenneth Young
13 Oct 2022: The Strangest of Angels | NZ Opera (Dunedin, performance 2)
Featuring: Anna Leese | Kenneth Young