ONE - Chamber opera for soprano and video

One+was+written+in+2002+for+the+acclaimed++soprano+Barbara+Hannigan%2C+who+stars+in+this+recording.+Accompanied+only++by+video+and+an+electronic+soundtrack%2C+she+plays+a+solitary+woman++trapped+in+a+cage+of+real+and+%26lsquo%3Bcaptured%26rsquo%3B+time.%3Cbr+%2F%3E+%3Cbr+%2F%3E+Voices+of+other+women+are+introduced+and+slowly+she+becomes+entwined+in+a++strange+and+mysterious+ritual.+With+One%2C++the+first+of+his+three+operas+to+date%2C+Michel+van+der+Aa+perfected+the++fusion+of+music%2C+text+and+visual+images+for+which+he+has+become++internationally+renowned.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3EOne%2C+composed+in+2002%2C+was+premiered+on+12+January+2003+by+Barbara+Hannigan+in+the+Amsterdam+Frascati+Theatre.+As+a+result+of+its+successful+first+tour+in+the+Netherlands%2C+the+production+has+been+in+great+demand+abroad+and+has+been+performed+to+critical+and+audience+acclaim+in+eleven+countries%2C+at+festivals+including+the+Berliner+Festspiele%2C+Paris+Festival+de+L%26rsquo%3Bautomne%2COslo+Ultima+Festival%2C+Warsaw+Autumn%2C+and+the+Venice+Biennale.%3Cbr+%2F%3E+%3Cbr+%2F%3EThe+work+has+become+a+contemporary+classic%2C+winning+the+composer+the++Netherlands%26rsquo%3B+Mathijs+Vermuelen+Prize+in+2004.