Details

Based on J.M. Synge's 1907 play of the same name, Vaughan Williams' Riders to the Sea is set in the Aran Islands and is his most moving and compelling opera. Elemental and hauntingly lyrical, the music communicates all the raw directness of a primitive myth.

Cast/Performers

Rebecca Afonwy-Jones (Maurya), Neil Balfour (Bartley), Susie Buckle (Nora), Tom Lilburn (Moon), Julia Mariko (Cathleen), Mana Shibata (Oboe), Emily Wilson (Clarinet), Ilona Suomalainen (Accordion)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Ralph Vaughan Williams, JM Synge, Michael Betteridge (prologue and chamber orchestration)
Company: OperaUpClose (in association with MAST Mayflower Studios)
Author: Antosh Wojcik (Artfulscribe Community Sirens Collective Lead)
Director: Flora McIntosh
Costume: Robin Simon
Musical Director: Ilona Suomalainen

Riders to the Sea

Riders to the Sea (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T1537342051. Details of all Riders to the Sea archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S663566896

Archive Listings

3 Mar 25	Blackpool Grand Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
25 Feb 25 to 26 Feb 25	The North Wall Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Feb 25 to 22 Feb 25	Hull Truck Theatre Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive
18 Feb 25	artsdepot Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Feb 25	Minerva Theatre Chichester, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Feb 25 to 8 Feb 25	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
30 Jan 25 to 1 Feb 25	MAST Mayflower Studios Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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