Ben de Souza plays in a new opera at Snape Maltings – Saturday 24th October – 19:00

New opera – My Father Cannot Speak

Saturday 24th October – 19:00 – Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, IP17 1SP

Roderick Williams stars in the humorous, touching and profoundly human My Father Cannot Speak – a new one-act opera centring on a son grappling with the aftermath of his father’s stroke.

Composed by Ben Parry, from a story conceived and written by Garth Bardsley, this new work explores themes of truth, loss, family legacy, and the fragile threads that bind us together.

Jazz, classical and musical-theatre influences combine in the first half of the evening, with Sarah Connolly singing Ben Parry’s and Garth Bardsley’s Songs for Girls of a Certain Age.

MFCS Ensemble
Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Roderick Williams OBE baritone
Malcolm Martineau piano
Ben Parry conductor, composer
Garth Bardsley director, librettist

Ben de Souza – Accordion