The Io Passion

Archive Listings for The Io Passion

T0619871797 (ALMEIDA04) Producer Almeida Opera. Director Alan Hacker (music). Director Stephen Langridge. Design Alison Chitty. Lighting Paul Pyant. Sound Sound Intermedia. Performer Joseph Alessi. Performer Teresa Banham. Performer Claire Booth. Performer Amy Freston. Performer Sam McElroy. Performer Richard Morris.
29 Nov 04	Gala Theatre, Durham :: V0146218420 listing details L902297488
26 Nov 04	Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester :: V489 listing details L0245243682
20 Nov 04	Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield :: V972 listing details L0206051536
6 Jul 04 to 10 Jul 04	Almeida Theatre, West End :: V166 listing details L2123640213

Details

Opera or Operetta :: On the site of the forgotten Mysteries of Lerna, the compulsive relationship between a man and a woman reawakens the buried gods. They have scented a sacrifice. Back in the city, the woman clings to her domestic routine, trying to come to terms with the terrible vision she experienced with the man in Greece....The IO Passion, is written for actors and singers, a string quartet and clarinet. It draws on the composer's fascination with the worlds of myth and ritual.

Music	Harrison Birtwistle
Lyrics	Stephen Plaice