The Paradis Files

NEW PRODUCTION 2022

The Paradis Files is an opera about the life of the 18th century composer and musician, Teresa Von Paradis (Austria, 1759-1824). Paradis was a celebrated composer, pianist and singer who gave concerts in Austria and across Europe. A contemporary of Mozart and Salieri, she was known as The Blind Enchantress.

Yet underlying her success story is the life of a woman who was used as a pawn by her family to secure a pension – a young disabled musician who was used as a source of ‘inspiration’ and was subjected to an extraordinary and daily variety of treatments to ‘cure’ her blindness.

Graeae and The Stables are bringing to life the untold story of this extraordinary woman. Watch this short documentary follows the initial steps in the creation of The Paradis Files, Graeae’s first chamber opera to be originated and performed by Deaf and disabled artists.