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Face

for orchestra, soprano, tenor, bass-baritone and chorus

Year:  2018   ·  Duration:  40m

Year:  2018
Duration:  40m

Ross Harris
Composer

Composer:   Ross Harris

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Ross Harris: Face - VIDEO

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Face tackles the subject of war from the unusual angle of the rebuilding of maimed soldiers’ faces by pioneering plastic surgeon, the New Zealander Harold Gillies. A soldier, his fiancee and a surgeon examine the emotional depth of the subject, represented by the tenor, soprano and bass-baritone soloists. Meanwhile, the chorus sings of the technical aspects of early plastic surgery.


Commissioned note

commissioned jointly by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra


Text note

Libretto by Vincent O’Sullivan