Pride (A Lion’s Roar) narrates the experience of prejudice that many people of colour have endured: of being told that you are “aggressive” or “too loud” because your metaphorical roars are unfamiliar within the environments that you have to operate within. Of being made to feel like you have to make yourself smaller to be accepted, turning your roar into a purr so that others don’t feel threatened. Pride (A Lion’s Roar) is a new digital opera created by Renell Shaw (composer/music producer) and Rachael Young (librettist/chorus melody), with animation by Kyle Legall.
Genre: Short, Opera
Writer, Director and Librettist: Rachael Young
Composer & Music Producer: Renell Shaw
Animation – Kyle Alonzo Legall, Higher Graphics
Vocalist – Gweneth Ann Rand (solo)
Vocalists – Chantelle Nandi / Renell Shaw
Sound Mastering Engineer – Michael Antoniou
Commissioned by Music Theatre Wales
Funding: Arts Council of Wales
Length: 4:28
Language: English
Format: MOV/MP4
Certificate: Uncertified
Accessibility: AD and CC available in English and Welsh
Date: 8th October 2021
Screened at:
Rights Holder: Music Theatre Wales
Contact: sarah@musictheatre.wales
