The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Album by Michael Nyman

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a chamber opera composed by Michael Nyman, based on the case study by neurologist Oliver Sacks. The opera explores themes of perception, identity, and neurological disorder, and is scored for voice, string quartet, and piano.
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  1. 1.
    Prologue: Neurology’s Favourite Term
    2:45
  2. 2.
    Traffic. Street Sounds
    2:28
  3. 3.
    [That's Why] I’m Here
    4:38
  4. 4.
    Can I Help?
    1:41
  5. 5.
    And Yet … and Yet
    1:18
  6. 6.
    You Can See Very Clearly
    2:02
  7. 7.
    What Do You See Now?
    2:45
  8. 8.
    Where Was His Hat?
    1:39
  9. 9.
    … [Mistake His] Wife for a Hat?
    2:20
  10. 10.
    Bösendorfer!
    1:37
  11. 11.
    Ich grolle nicht
    2:20
  12. 12.
    But What of the Parietal Regions?
    2:26
  13. 13.
    What’s the Time?
    3:06
  14. 14.
    What Is This? … It’s a Square
    3:08
  15. 15.
    What Is This? … Six Inches in Length
    1:56
  16. 16.
    Now, What Is This?
    2:01
  17. 17.
    Pawn to King 4
    2:52
  18. 18.
    From Our End, High Up Here
    2:17
  19. 19.
    Your Husband’s a Painter, I See
    5:14
  20. 20.
    Ach! Tea from China, Lovely Fragrance
    2:09
  21. 21.
    I Cannot Tell You What Is Wrong
    6:12

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