Eight Songs From Isolation

In 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown, we partnered with Apple Music to create a new opera-film, shot entirely on iPhones. Filmed on location right across the world - in cities including, London, Meknes, Mexico City, Munich, New York, St. Petersburg, San Diego and Shanghai - the opera paired eight of today’s leading composers with eight inspiring singers.

Julian Anderson le 3 mai
Huw Watkins How
Freya Waley-Cohen spell for reality
Thomas Adès Gyökér
Ilya Demutsky I Guess the Universe is to Blame
Helen Grime Prayer
Du Yun Every Grass a Spring
Nico Muhly New-Made Tongue

They show how digital opera can maintain some of the enchantment that makes the onstage kind so powerful.

The Sunday Times

A reaction to lockdown that features a mouthwatering, globe-spanning cast of talent…a remarkable document of these strange times that encourages us to consider the precious things that bind us.

The Sunday Times

The most prestigious offering is Eight Songs from Isolation…The music here is a cut above the competition.

The Financial Times

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Artists

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Oliver Zeffman conductor
Sophie Bevan singer
Julia Bullock singer
Sarah Connolly singer
Iestyn Davies singer
Katalin Károlyi singer
Andrei Kymach singer
Toby Spence singer
Shenyang singer
Riccardo Gallardo marimba
Wu Man pipa
Wu Wei sheng

Billy Boyd Cape Director
Brett Cox Recording Producer