Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	9th October 2010
To	16th October 2010
Prices	From £10.00. To £24.50.
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Promised End

Work:: Promised End (S01787369171)

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

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

Production:: (T1168468714)

Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 40mins with 1 interval

Company	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)

Listing:: L2086442332

Linbury Studio

Production details

Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 40mins with 1 interval Linbury Studio

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