Im Schatten des Maulbeerbaums Scene 2 (Opernhaus Zürich, 2008)

"The Shops" nominated for British Composer Award 2008
2005 British Composer Award for "Birds. Barks. Bones."

Winner, teatro minimo competition 2001 with "Leinen aus Smyrna"

Commissions from: The Opera Group, Bregenzer Festspiele, Zurich Opera,
State Opera of Hanover, London Symphony Orchestra, Counterpoise

Featured in "Who's Hot" in Opera Now magazine, November 2007:
"Rushton and Gioulami are stacking up successes in the always tricky area of new work. Their collaborative work harmonises Edward's eclectic sound-palette with Dagny's quirkily inventive stories".

"...a miniature masterpiece, holding a mirror up to its audiences just as Mozart did in Figaro, and pouring distinctly good-humoured, comic and indeed charming scorn upon our materialistic ways." - Stephen Pettitt, The Spectator

"...an outstanding composer of the younger generation, Edward Rushton. Dagny Gioulami's subtle, witty libretto ... superbly crafted piece of music theatre." - Barry Millington, Evening Standard

"A highly promising new voice in British opera." - Anna Picard, Independent on Sunday

"...instantaneously absorbing, literate, funny, topical and singable..." - Larry L. Lash, Opera News
 
"...a marvellous piece, original in structure, packed with deft ensemble writing and expressive vocal lines, and both funny and moving." - Andrew Clements, The Guardian

"Die beiden sind seit Jahren ein eingespieltes Team." - flh, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

"Beste, hintersinnige Unterhaltung." - Alfred Zimmerlin, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

"Rushton und Gioulami gehören zu den meistbeschäftigten Musiktheatermachern ihrer Generation. Die Gründe für Rushtons Erfolg liegen auf der Hand." - Albrecht Thiemann, Opernwelt

"...über allem schwebt der Geist der Ironie, der die alte Oper verabschiedet und sie doch bewahrt." - Wolfgang Wicht, Thüringer Allgemeine

"...eine helle Freude ... diese fulminante Komödie" - Klaus Kalchschmid, Opernwelt

Im Schatten des Maulbeerbaums Scene 2 (Opernhaus Zürich, 2008)

Gioulami & Rushton