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Performance

VenueTheatre Royal
TownGlasgow
CountyGlasgow
From19th January 2005
To29th January 2005
WhenJan05 19, 22, 25 at 19:15. Sat Mat 14:15
PricesFrom £3.50. To £55.00.
Theatre Royal (V623)
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The Knot Garden

The Knot Garden

Work:: The Knot Garden (S02005030745)

The Knot Garden, with a libretto by the composer, has a typically enigmatic title. The elaborate Elizabethan Knot Garden often resembled a maze - and the reference to Shakespeare s time is underlined by numerous references to The Tempest. The enchantment and isolation, which are such powerful themes in Shakespeare s play, are put into a late twentieth-century context by Tippett. To this is added a web of psychological disturbance - where the maze of the garden becomes a metaphor for the labyrinth of human thoughts and relationships. The cast includes an analyst, Mangus, whose role as Master of Ceremonies in the final act is decisive. The Knot Garden was brave and controversial at the time of its first performance in 1970. Two of the main characters - the bisexual black writer Mel and his white friend Dov, a musician - are probably the first openly gay couple to appear in an opera. It is their relationship, grown fragile, around which much of the plot revolves. First performed in 1970, Tippett s third opera involves a psychological exploration of a group of contemporary characters, and frequently invokes parallels with The Tempest. One of Tippett s most eclectic scores, it shows the influence of jazz, and even of the pop music of the 1960s (an electric guitar is included in the orchestra) as well as one of Tippett s great loves, the songs of Franz Schubert.
Music Michael Tippett

Production:: (T584547117)

Sung in English. Running time 2 hours (one interval)
Company Scottish Opera
Conductor Richard Armstrong
Director Antony McDonald
Design Antony McDonald
Design Juliette Blondelle (associate)
Lighting Giuseppe di Iorio
Performer Peter Savidge (Mangus)
Performer Jane Irwin (Thea)
Performer Rachel Nicholls (Flora)
Performer Hilton Marlton (Dov)
Performer Derrick Parker (Mel)
Performer Rachel Hynes (Denise)

Listing:: L01068275458




Production details

Sung in English. Running time 2 hours (one interval)

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