Details

The Orpheus myth in which the opera represents just part one of four. The opera follows a non-linear narrative, as the leading characters appear in three distinct guises. First performance in London since 1986. Performed in English

Cast/Performers

Peter Hoare (Orpheus the Man), Daniel Norman (Orpheus the Myth / Hades), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (Eurydice the Woman), Susan Bickley (Eurydice the Myth / Persephone), James Cleverton (Aristaeus the Man), Simon Bailey (Aristaeus the Myth / Charon), Claron McFadden (The Oracle of the Dead / Hecate), Robert Haward (The Caller), William Morgan (First Priest / Judge of the Dead), David Ireland (Second Priest / Judge of the Dead), Simon Wilding (Third Priest / Judge of the Dead), Charlotte Shaw (First Woman / Fury 1), Katie Coventry (Second Woman / Fury 2), Katie Stevenson (Third Woman / Fury 3)

Creatives/Company

Music: Harrison Birtwistle
Producer: English National Opera
Conductor(s): Martyn Brabbins, James Henshaw (second conductor)
Director: Daniel Kramer
Design(s): Lizzie Clachan, Peter Mumford (video design)
Costume: Daniel Lismore
Lighting: Peter Mumford