Into the Little Hill/Down by the Greenwood Side

Archive Listings for Into the Little Hill/Down by the Greenwood Side

T0504072221 (OXPLAY09) Company Opera Group. Company London Sinfonietta. Producer Royal Opera House. Conductor George Benjamin. Director John Fulljames. Performer Susan Bickley. Performer Claire Booth.
22 Feb 09	The Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L448138012

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Play :: A faceless stranger arrives in town and agrees to exterminate its plague of rats; but when the Mayor refuses to pay up, his actions have terrible repercussions. A gripping version of The Pied Piper fable, Into The Little Hill has emerged as one of the most exciting new music theatre works of recent years. The evening also includes another landmark in music theatre: Harrison Birtwistle's boisterous and highly enjoyable Down By The Greenwood Side, a traditional English rural folk tale transported to an urban setting, to a text by Michael Nyman.

Music	George Benjamin
Lyrics	Martin Crimp
Music	Harrison Birtwistle
Lyrics	Michael Nyman