Information for Riders to the Sea at The North Wall, Oxford (Opera or Operetta). 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.
Approximate runtime 1 hour 5 minutes.
Age Advisory: 12+
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 McIntoshCostume:
Robin SimonMusical Director:
Ilona Suomalainen