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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers
5 Mar 2026, St Martin in the Fields
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers 2025-26 Divine Feminine

Divine Feminine
Divine Feminine
19:30 Thu 5 Mar 2026 St Martin in the Fields
A landmark semi-staged opera by Shiva Feshareki and Karen McCarthy Woolf, exploring the Goddess through history and modernity. Featuring the Upper Voices of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers and Vox Urbane with electronics and turntables.
A landmark semi-staged opera by Shiva Feshareki and Karen McCarthy Woolf, exploring the Goddess through history and modernity. Featuring the Upper Voices of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers and Vox Urbane with electronics and turntables.

Programme

      • Divine Feminine(60 mins)Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ commission: world premiere

Performers

  • Shiva Feshareki
    composer, turntables & live spatial electronics
    composer, turntables & live spatial electronics
  • Karen McCarthy Woolf
    librettist & live poetry recital
    librettist & live poetry recital
  • Rebecca Namgauds
    choreographer
    choreographer
  • Steph McMann
    associate movement director
    associate movement director
  • Emma Tring
    soprano & creative director
    soprano & creative director
  • soprano
  • Karin de Fleyt
    flute (HERMESensemble)
    flute (HERMESensemble)
  • Isa Ferri
    live engineer
    live engineer
  • Zohreh Feshareki
    Narrator "Anahita"
    Narrator "Anahita"
  • India Feshareki
    Narrator "Snowdrop"
    Narrator "Snowdrop"
  • Lesley Tring
    recorded vocals
    recorded vocals
  • upper voices
  • Vox Next Gen
    ensemble
    ensemble
  • Lucy Goddard
    conductor
    conductor

Composers

About This Event

Prepare for a landmark artistic collaboration that redefines the sound of contemporary opera. Divine Feminine, a powerful, 60-minute semi-staged opera commissioned by the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, is the newest work from boundary-pushing artist Shiva Feshareki and an original libretto written by award-winning poet Karen McCarthy Woolf. Feshareki, live on electronics and turntables, will create a dynamic sonic tapestry by weaving her sound with the Upper Voices of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers and Vox Next Gen, part of Vox Urbane's celebrated youth initiative.

The concept explores the enduring archetype of the Goddess across cultures and ages, asking a vital question: what is the relevance of the Divine Feminine in our modern world? Under the direction of conductor Lucy Goddard, this is more than a performance; it's an empowering, futuristic vision of vocal music.

The concert opens with a Q&A session about the opera.

Choreography direction by acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Becky Namgauds.

Please note: This concert contains mild swearing, some adult themes, and violence of a mythical nature (not depicting real‑world violence). Suitable for audiences 12+ if accompanied by an adult.

Shiva Feshareki © Mark Allan