TRANSMISSION ART ARCHIVE
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Opera
1987
FANATIC
A long-form musical work, composed of such operatic elements as arias and choral presentations. But a FANATIC opera is not a traditional opera. Imagine a dense bassey, enveloping fabric of industrial sounds with patterns of whispering, non-narrative singing, utterances, jingling keys, seagulls' cries, boat horns, and the passionate statements of Jon Rose's home-made violin-like instruments. A fascinating meditation for radio!