CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEX

Conversations After Sex is a bold and intimate new opera tracing a woman’s journey through grief, vulnerability, and the fragile search for connection in the aftermath of loss.

Across a year of encounters, intimacy becomes a space for reflection, healing, and transformation.

Told through an episodic structure of post-encounter conversations, the work explores how memory, desire, and loneliness intertwine; revealing the emotional architecture of mourning with rare honesty and tenderness.

CREATIVE TEAM

CO-COMPOSERS — EMMA O’HALLORAN & ALEX DOWLING

DIRECTOR — TOM CREED

CONDUCTOR — ELAINE KELLY

MEZZO-SOPRANO — NIAMH O'SULLIVAN (SHE)

Together, this team brings a distinctive contemporary Irish voice to the global operatic stage; combining psychological intimacy, sonic innovation, and theatrical clarity.

MUSIC FORCES

MEZZO-SOPRANO — SHE

SOPRANO — SISTER

7 MALE SOLO ENSEMBLE

10-PIECE ENSEMBLE

LIVE ELECTRONICS

PRODUCTION

This ensemble-opera allows exceptional flexibility across theatres, mid-scale opera houses, and international festival platforms, supporting touring and co-production potential.

Funded Development Phase 2025–2026: Arts Council of Ireland Opera Projects & Productions Award

Full Production Realisation 2028–2029:

Irish Premiere 2028–2029: Planned in collaboration with leading national partners and summer festivals

International Premiere January 2029: Premiere at Beth Morrison Projects — PROTOTYPE Festival in New York, NY