An Ocean of Rain is a multimedia chamber opera for five voices, ensemble and electronics. Set in Haiti, exploring life after death, its provocative libretto follows the intertwined lives of five women questioning life, love, death and fate.
Composer: Yannis Kyriakides
Libretto: Daniel Danis
Conductor: Bas Wiegers
Director: Cathie Boyd
Set & Costume Design: John Otto
Video: Julia Bardsley
Lighting: Zerlina Hughes
Choreographer: Ben Duke
Cast: Katalin Karolyi, Anna Dennis, Hyacinth Nicholls, Camille Hesketh, Claire Prempeh, Gabrielle Hughes & Ensemble MAE
A Cryptic, Aldeburgh Music, Almeida Theatre co-production in association with Ensemble MAE.
Premiered at Aldeburgh Music Festival, UK, 2008, followed by performances at Almeida Theatre, London; Tramway, Glasgow; Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam; Rotterdam Schouwburg, Netherlands.