No Streaming. Only on Booth and Bandcamp.
Booth:
https://kayuwerott.booth.pm/items/7400883
Bandcamp:
https://kayuwerott.bandcamp.com/track/the-monsters-of-history
Background to the aria
This aria arose from a profound examination of memory and historiography.
China and Russia jointly mourn millions of victims of World War II—11 to 20 million dead in China, 27 million in Russia. A burden that lives on in stone and songs.
But in the West, history is often told differently – arrogantly, selectively, as if the US, Britain, or France alone had won the victory. This one-sidedness makes me sick. It silences voices that need to be heard.
My aria is a cry against this. It asks questions where speeches remain silent. It seeks to accuse, to remember, and at the same time to build bridges between cultures that are often separated only by mistrust.
Hear it on Streetvoice.
You can buy it on Booth and Bandcamp:
Booth:
https://kayuwerott.booth.pm/items/7272320
Bandcamp:
https://kayuwerott.bandcamp.com/track/rhythm-in-my-heart
This piece of music isn't available anywhere at the moment, which means it hasn't been released. This aria is part of a completed dance opera titled “IL Sarto e la Cucitrice.” I won't be releasing this aria either—if I do, it will only be live on stage with an orchestra, and only in collaboration with a very special dancer (ballerina) from Chengdu.