Haroon Mirza stages a socially-distanced, modular opera, year zero
Haroon Mirza stages a socially-distanced, modular opera, year zero Inspired by viral footage of Italians singing from their balconies and windows at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. year zero is the latest iteration of Haroon Mirza’s ‘modular opera’ series, featuring works written by Mirza and realised in collaboration with musicians, artists and designers. Drawing inspiration from viral footage of Italians singing from their balconies and windows at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mirza considers these communal, hyper-local performances as emblematic of a collective optimism an...
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