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UK PREMIERE

The UK premiere of a multimedia impassioned elegy for the victims of New Yorks 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Trailblazing (New York Times) conductor Marin Alsop, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the female voices of the National Youth Choir of Scotland come together for the first UK performance of Julia Wolfes Fire in my mouth.

Fire in my mouth commemorates the most fatal industrial disaster in New Yorks history. Against the backdrop of the workers protest movement, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire stole the lives of 146 garment workers, who were mostly women of immigrant backgrounds. Here, every victim is represented by a choir member. Yiddish and Italian folk songs, along with the clatter of the factory and the terror of the inferno, create a haunting soundscape.

This multimedia performance includes cutting-edge scenic, lighting and video designs by Tony Award-winner Jeff Sugg.

Buy standard price tickets for all three Philharmonia evening concerts at Usher Hall and get 20% off. Excludes concessions and top-price tickets, more details over on Booking Info.

Philharmonia Orchestra

Marin Alsop Conductor

National Youth Choir of Scotland

Christopher Bell Chorus Director

Julia Wolfe Fire in my mouth

Red Poppy Music / Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)

By arrangement with G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.

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