Sane and Sound

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Sane and Sound is an opera written by the British composer Matt Geer. The work is based on the notebook writings taken from when the composer was suffering from a period of psychosis, following a hospital admission and diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. [1] It was performed at the Barbican Centre (Milton Court Theatre) in 2019 [2] in collaboration with mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin MBE. The work had further performances at the Barbican (Culture Mile Festival) [3] [4] and the Arcola Theatre (Grimborn Opera Festival). [5] [6] [7]

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