Linbury
Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
Dominique
Le Gendre composer
Paul Bentley libretto
Paul Whelan Ti jo
Jacqueline Miura Justine
Betsabee Haas Apolline
Andrea Baker Nen-Nen
Richard Coxon Diego
Desiree Liora Grodnikaite
Grant Doyle, Mark Wilde Narrators/Satan:
Britten
Sinfonia
Yuval
Zorn conductor
Irina Brown director
Rae Smith designer
Chris Davey lighting
Cathy Marston choreographer
Anyone who caught Dominique Le Gendre's original short opera Bird of Night
may be wondering what happened next to Apolline, the child who wanted
to harness mystical powers to fly. Some of the answers are about to emerge
in this new full-length commission by The Royal Opera, that takes its
cue from that 20-minute project first seen in the ROH2's A NITRO at the
Opera.
Now, Paul
Bentley's libretto picks up the tale. Apolline has grown; she is a teenager
and eager to try to fly again. But meanings darken as new layers are revealed
that question Apolline's own origins and the intentions of a family she
thought she knew: just who are her real mother and her father, and what
part will her godmother's special powers play in the violent climax?
The story
is pervaded by the supernatural influences of Caribbean mythology - both
good and evil - and set with the translucence and fluidity of Le Gendre's
appealing musical voice. Royal Opera singers, the Britten Sinfonia and
a staging that explores the story's metaphors of flight will launch this
new work - and it will be a pleasure to see it soar!
Tuesday
17 October 2006, 12.00pm
Thursday
19 October 2006, 7.00pm
Saturday
21 October 2006, 7.00pm
Sunday
22 October 2006, 6.00pm
Tuesday
24 October 2006, 7.00pm
Wednesday
25 October 2006, 7.00pm
Friday
27 October 2006, 7.00pm
Saturday
28 October 2006, 7.00pm
Pre-Performance Talks
Tuesday 24, Friday 27 October 6-6.30pm
Free 30-minute talks one hour before curtain-up
Linbury
Tickets
£22.50, £19, £17.50, £9 standing, (£12 students and ROH Access List)
Telephone 020
7304 4000
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