New Writers | Angel's Bone

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Inspired by Angel's Bone

To celebrate Angel’s Bone – the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera by Du Yun and Royce Vavrek opening at Aviva Studios – we commissioned six new and emerging writers to write a piece inspired by the idea of an angel arriving on Earth for the first time.

An English National Opera production in collaboration with Factory International and BBC Philharmonic, Angel’s Bone tells the haunting story of two fallen angels, drawn back to earth by a longing for its pleasures. After they’re taken in by a couple who promise to care for them, their lives unravel as they are exploited by the couple’s greed.

Read the commissions here.

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