Beverly Biderman, the author of Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing is pleased to announce the birth of an opera based on her memoir of learning to hear with a cochlear implant. The opera, titled TMIE, on the threshold of the outside world, will premiere in English September 8th, 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal at O'culto da Ajuda. The soprano singing the role of Ms. Biderman at the premiere is Marina Pacheco. The composer and librettist is Carlos Alberto Augusto. Other venues for the opera are being planned. The intriguing "TMIE" in the opera title is the name of a gene involved in hearing and deafness.
A new revised and updated version of Biderman’s classic book on deafness and cochlear implants is now available as an ebook. The print edition will be available this summer. This rare “inside” account of hearing with a cochlear implant, the first effective artificial sensory organ ever developed, is a moving story about a deaf woman’s journey through deafness and into hearing.
Praised by Oliver Sacks as “a beautiful account full of wonder and surprises,” the 2016 edition brings the reader up to date on the technology, and more importantly, on the transformations in Biderman’s life brought on by her cochlear implant. Foreword by Dr. John Niparko.
“... reads in line with the best of memoirs, one that leaves us wanting to hear her voice again.”
– ForeWord
Beverly Biderman has had a progressive hearing loss since she was a toddler. It became profound by the time she reached her early teens, and from that point on, she was completely unable to understand any speech without lipreading. As an adult, she had surgery for a cochlear implant, and then -- everything changed.
To purchase or preview Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing (2016, second edition), click here in the U.S. and here in Canada.
For more information on TMIE, click here.
For further information, or complimentary reviewer copies of the book, please contact Bev.biderman@utoronto.ca
