the whisper opera, with words and music by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang and direction and design by Jim Findlay, is performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) with the musicians, singer, and audience enclosed in an intimate onstage set, and is performed almost entirely in whispers.
Lang explores the question: “what if a piece were so quiet and so personal to the performers that you needed to be right next them or you would hear almost nothing. The only way this piece can be received is if you are there, in person, listening very closely.”
The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is an artist collective committed to transforming the way music is created and experienced. ICE explores how new music intersects with communities across the world. The ensemble’s 35 members are featured as soloists, chamber musicians, commissioners, and collaborators with the foremost musical artists of our time.
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the whisper opera
First Preview: Jan 5, 2018
Opening Date: Jan 5, 2018
Closing Date: Feb 4, 2018
Running Time: 01:10
Playing @
NYU Skirball
566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Performance Schedule
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Written By
- David Lang
Music
- David Lang
Director
- Jim Findlay
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$75.00 - $75.00
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Accessibility
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Box Office
Shagan Box Office in the lobby of NYU Skirball, 566 La Guardia Place (just south of Washington Square South).
Hours: Tues - Sat, noon to 6pm and two hours before show times. -
Seating
860 seats. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator. -
Assisted Listening System
Infrared listening devices available for most performances. Please make a request to the house staff upon arrival. -
Wheelchair Info
Wheelchair seating available on all levels.
