“Six excellent writers involved in this vast production, including Shreya Sen-Handley”: The Times glowingly reviews Welsh National Opera’s ‘Migrations’
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Interview on popular British national talk show on BBC Asian Network about Shreya’s international opera breakthrough
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In world’s largest English language newspaper Times of India this month…
“There are only two Indians- author Amit Chaudhuri and poet Jeet Thayil- who have written librettos till now. And now joining them is Shreya Sen-Handley, who becomes the first Indian woman to write a libretto for an international opera…”
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Top Notts Magazine Covers Shreya’s Opera
“She’s had two books published by HarperCollins, written for international media and was even the regional head of a television channel at the age of 25. It’s fair to say that there are achievers in this world, and then there’s Shreya Sen-Handley. And if that impressive CV wasn’t enough, she’s now become the first Indian and South Asian woman to write a Western, international opera, called Migrations. We catch up with the multi-talented writer to find out more…”
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News of Shreya’s opera ‘Migrations’ trends online and travels the world
Starting with a front page story in India’s top newspaper The Hindu, the story of Shreya’s opera trended online for days before travelling to Asian and Arab news sites, such as these in Vietnam and Iran!
Top Indian Newspaper The Hindu features Shreya’s Welsh National Opera story
Shreya Sen-Handley, the first South Asian woman to write a libretto for an international opera, celebrates the contribution of Indian doctors in the UK’s National Health Service.
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Shreya’s Welsh National Opera production in big Indian newspaper!
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“Migration Chronicler” for international opera, Shreya Sen-Handley, in top Indian newspapers
Indian author pens epic poem for the Welsh National Opera. The premiere is to be held on October 3 at the Wales Millennium Centre…
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“Shreya Sen Handley is…the first South Asian woman to have written a libretto for an international opera,” states top Indian newspapers
The Welsh National Opera’s Migrations, a series of six stories exploring migration from different angles, is composed by Will Todd and opens on October 3, 2020. Shreya Sen-Handley (Memoirs of My Body, Strange) is one of the six writers, and the first South Asian woman to have written a libretto for an international opera. She focusses on the experiences of the first Indian doctors in Britain.
Other than Jeet Thayil and Amit Chaudhuri, not so many Indian/Asian writers of either sex have had an opportunity to write international opera. Continue reading
“Shreya Sen Handley becomes first Indian woman to write international opera” says top newspapers Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle
Indian writers writing operas for western productions — something that is not unheard of as there have been the likes of Amit Chaudhuri and Jeet Thayil who have done so. But now, most recently, author Shreya Sen-Handley became the first Indian and South Asian woman to write an opera for the Welsh National Opera…
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