Details

Sung in English and Italian. A tale of Monteverdi’s final years, intertwined with the most remarkable music from his three operas. Venice 1638, and the people are hungry for entertainment. Opera is in its infancy but its creator, Monteverdi, is approaching old age with fury and trepidation, his hankering for a prosperous retirement thwarted by dogmatic clergy, the inquisition, an overactive imagination, a prodigal son and his own crippling writer’s block. Highly-entertaining, Monteverdi’s Flying Circus delves into the psyche of this all-too-human yet extraordinary composer as he confronts his demons to create some of the most divine music ever written. By turn profoundly moving and hilarious, the production draws on music from all three of Monteverdi’s operas (L'Orfeo, Ulysses and Poppea) in a powerful and emotional re-telling of Monteverdi’s final years, magically crafted with a spectacular combination of music, circus, comedy and dance. Running time: 2hrs

Cast/Performers

Eliot Giuralarocca, Anna Sandstrom, Elizabeth Atkinson, Philip Jones, Gordon Adams, John Furlong, Alex Ashworth, Oceane Peillet, Jose Triguero

Creatives/Company

Music: Monteverdi
Other: Kit Hesketh Harvey (text)
Company: Armonico Consort
Musical Director: Christopher Monks
Director: Anna Tolputt
Design: Helen Stewart
Lighting: Tom White