Performance

Venue	De La Warr Pavilion
Town	Bexhill-on-Sea
County	East Sussex
From	26th October 2010
To	26th October 2010
When	19:30
Prices	From £25.00. To £25.00.
What is currently on at De La Warr Pavilion (V651)

Promised End

T1168468714
One of the leading figures of British contemporary music. An operatic adaptation of King Lear, this is a stark and moving version of Shakespeare's great drama about ageing, family ties and the meaning of life, with a libretto formed by scholar and Shakespeare authority Frank Kermode

Music	Alexander Goehr
Lyrics	William Shakespeare (arr. Frank Kermode)

Archive :: production:T1168468714, opera or operetta:S01787369171, venue:V651

Production details

Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 40mins with 1 interval

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	English Touring Opera
Adapted by	Frank Kermode
Conductor	Ryan Wigglesworth
Design	Adam Wiltshire
Lighting	Guy Hoare
Performer	Roderick Earle (King Lear)
Performer	Nigel Robson (Gloucester)
Performer	Lina Markeby (Fool / Cordelia)
Performer	Nicholas Garrett (Edmund)
Performer	Adrian Dwyer (Edgar)
Performer	Jacqueline Varsey (Goneril)
Performer	Julia Sporsen (Regan)

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