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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

Creatives/Company

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

What's On By Year ...

Archive listings for Promised End (2010)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

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Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 40mins with 1 intervalCompany 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).
26 Nov 10Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh :: V75
listing details L01106708495
3 Nov 10 to 6 Nov 10Arts Theatre, Cambridge :: V19
listing details L57913811
29 Oct 10Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886
listing details L0921929768
26 Oct 10De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea :: V651
listing details L697695390
21 Oct 10Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442
listing details L150397658
9 Oct 10 to 16 Oct 10Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L2086442332

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