Sivan began her musical education at the age of 5, studying classical piano and voice. At the age of 15 she joined the experimental United World College in New Mexico, where she focused on music while also becoming involved in environmental and political work. She continued her studies in Boston at the New England Conservatory BM , where she studied music composition, piano and ethnomusicology, alongside courses in gender studies and ethics.
Together with her longtime collaborator writer Cordelia Lynn she composed her first opera Like flesh , which won the Fedora Opera Prize. Her music is published by Durand-Universal Music Classical. Short version English and French.
Press photos. We are looking forward to using the grant to help bring the opera to US audiences in a future season. Official announcement here. London - Aix - Brussels - Salzburg. Summer is festival season. But also teaching season. Next: Salzburg Festival followed by Voix Nouvelles Academy, where I will be mentoring another group of talented composers as they create their first opera!
An undeniable success. An immense thank you to Sigvards Klava and accentus choir for bringing the work to life with so much care. Until then, you can check out a few video excerpts here.
Last week, Peter, Ganavya and I united the full ensemble for 5 intense days of work on our upcoming opera Nine Jewelled Deer. We are looking forward to coming back in October for the second phase of our residency! Keep an eye out for the press release. You can listen to it at the location of the fountain, or online here , or next spring at the Grand Palais.
