Charting the fracture of the mind
Whispers
In Whispers, a rehearsal of Mahler’s 4th Symphony leads to some very surprising and deeply disturbing insights, as the ever widening gap between public persona and private reality threatens to engulf a great musician at the end of remarkable career.
1999: Assembly Hall, Melbourne with 8 Songs for a Mad King (24 November – 4 December)
Text by
Rodney HallComposed by
Andrew FordPerformed by
Gerald EnglishDirector
Douglas HortonDesign
Trina ParkerLighting Design
David Murray