Performance

VenueRoyal Opera House
Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
TownWest End
CountyGreater London
From26th September 2002
To28th September 2002
WhenSep 26/28 at 19:00
PricesFrom £5.00. To £12.00.
What is currently on at Royal Opera House (V377)

The Blackened Man

The Blackened ManT0481899401
Based on the true story of a young miner in the North East of England during the mining strikes of the 1830s, The Blackened Man tells the tale of Will Jobling, who is falsely accused of murdering a magistrate and sentenced to death by hanging - his body, dipped in tar, left on a gibbet over the Jarrow marshes as an example to the striking miners. Woven into this dark tale is the story of the love between Will and his young wife Isabella and the treachery of his friend Ralph Armstrong. Commissioned as part of the 'International Giuseppe Verdi Competition for the composition of a lyric opera', The Blackened Man was one of only three operas to be accepted into the finals by a panel of judges that included Paola Arca, Pierluigi Petrobelli and Hans Werner Henze.
Music Will Todd
Lyrics Ben Dunwell


Archive :: production:T0481899401, opera or operetta:S566939150, venue:V377

Production details

Showcase performances - semi staged. Linbury Studio

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Company

Company London Voices
Conductor Alistair Dawes
Director David Edwards
Lighting Simon Corder
Performer William Allenby
Performer David Barrell
Performer Graeme Danby
Performer Mark Evans
Performer Naomi Harvey
Performer Andrew MacKenzie-Wicks
Performer Valerie Reid
Performer Ralph Woodward (piano)
Performer Natalie Murray (piano)
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