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Fire in my mouth
Julia Wolfe I Oslo-filharmonien I Det Norske Solistkor I Det Norske Jentekor
Showings and tickets
Showings and tickets
Thursday, 19/09
In 1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City caught fire. 146 clothing workers died in the blaze – most of them immigrant women and children who perished in dangerous, inhuman working conditions. Their story is told in Fire in my mouth, a large-scale oratorio for orchestra and female voices by composer and Bang On a Can member Julia Wolfe.
Described as ‘a monumental achievement in high musical drama’, Fire in my mouth follows the young workers as they emigrate to the United States, find jobs in the factory, protest against unfair labour conditions and are finally consumed in a tragic inferno. The score recreates factory sounds such as sewing machines and scissors, and vividly evokes the fire itself andthe workers’ suffering and hope.
Performed by the Oslo Philharmonic, Det Norske Solistkor, Solistkoret Ung and Det Norske Jentekor, Fire in my mouth’s themes of immigration, injustice, precarity and industrial neglect resonate strongly today.
NB: A short interview with Julia Wolfe will take place at Glasshuset before the concert.
Julia Wolfe. Photo: Peter Serling
Photo: Chris Lee
Composer
- Julia Wolfe
Performers
- Oslo Philharmonic
- Det Norske Solistkor
- Solistkoret Ung
- Det Norske Jentekor
Conductor
- Grete Pedersen
In collaboration with
- Oslo Philharmonic
- Det Norske Solistkor
Director
- Anne Kauffman
Scenic, lighting, video, and production designer
- Jeff Sugg
Costume design
- Márion Tálan
Executive producer
- Kenny Savelson
Associate director
- Asher Lloyd Ehrenberg
Production
- Bang on a Can
Musical direction, Det Norske Jentekor
- Anne Karin Sundal-Ask
