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The Wallace Collection - Opsnizing Dad

The Wallace Collection - Opsnizing Dad. Simon Wright, conductor 

CD, 2023

Opsnizing Dad
A one-act comic opera composed by John Wallace, set in the year 2100 and based on
the award-winning short story – Opsnizing Dad – by Elisabeth Ingram Wallace.
With Jamie McDougall (tenor), The Wallace Collection (period brass and percussion),
chorus provided by Scottish Opera PLUS bonus tracks from They Twa’ Fush (also
including the McOpera string ensemble).

Authors entering the Kaleidoscope ‘Writing The Future’ competition were asked to
imagine how health and healthcare might look in the year 2100.  The story follows a
surreal plot line exploring the desperate love of a son (played by the tenor, Jamie
McDougall) compulsively trying to keep his father and his memories alive through the
imagined 22nd century technology of Opsnizing.

Scored for tenor voice, chorus, period instrument brass ensemble and percussion, this
one-act comic opera explores the strain put on family relationships through the ageing
process. The chorus acts out the psychological drama, articulating the unspoken and
the unspeakable.

Bonus Tracks
This work is the first in a trittico of operas by John which focus on different facets of
social responsibility (or the lack of it) – a couple of tracks from the second –They Twa’
Fush– have been included to provide a sneak preview.

CD Liner Notes – Modern Delivery
Comprehensive information, photographs, videos and links about the development of
this work, from crowd-funding for its first performance in 2023 through to this latest
audio recording are provided via an exclusive web-page, accessed via the QR code
provided on each purchased album.

Publication For Performance
Interested in your own performance of this work?  The full score and parts will soon be
available.

Opsnizing Dad Video Clips: 





https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnouas0Gi685LAM7d9HGNw

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b8hrbrz60FE

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b-p51qwWeJE

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DO2heIJOS-E