Dawn, Still Darkness : Refugee's Aria from Flight
Taken from Flight Jonathan Dove and April de Angelis’s superb original modern-day operatic comedy Dawn, Still Darkness is an aria for countertenor telling of a refugee's longing to be reunited with his brother. Also known asthe Refugee's Aria, Dawn, Still Darkness is now available separately for countertenor and piano for the first time. The opera, Flight has had many different productions to date across the world and tells the story of a refugeewho lives in an airport inspired by the true-life story of an Iranian refugee who lived at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, for 18 years as dramas unfold around characters who find themselves delayed in theterminal. Contemporary aria for countertenor and piano. Extract from Jonathan Dove's highly successful comic opera Flight. Also known as the 'Refugee's Aria'