In the third episode of of Opera Tok, we speak with writer Joel Tan and composer Jonathan Shin on their song cycle, A Bestiary of Imagined Monsters, commissioned for the 2023 edition of In Our Manner of Speaking, Altered States. This episode also features a recording of three of the songs by tenor Reuben Lai and Jonathan Shin on piano. Listen to Opera Tok oh Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Opera Tok is written and created by The Opera people and produced by MeaVox Live, with the support of Audio-Technica and City Music. Hosted by Shridar Mani with direction and sound design by Raven Lim and production assistance by Loh Yen Lyng.