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Based on the classic dramatic poem of the 14th Century Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, commissioned in 1988.

Creatives/Company

Music: Harrison Birtwistle
Lyrics: David Harsent

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Archive listings for Gawain (2000)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T371489017

The first revival of the 1999/2000 Season is Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Gawain, winner of the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 1991 and widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary music-theatre pieces. The libretto, of startling poetic beauty, is by David Harsent. John Tomlinson repeats his famous portrayal of the Green Knight, who arrives at Camelot on Christmas Eve with a bizarre challenge to King Arthur's knights. Sung in EnglishCompany Royal Opera. Conductor Elgar Howarth. Director Di Trevis. Design Alison Chitty. Choreographer Jane Gibson. Lighting Paul Pyant. Performer Wilhelm Hartmann (Gawain). Performer John Tomlinson (The Green Knight). Performer Robert Tear (Arthur). Performer Constance Hauman (Morgan le Fay). Performer Anne Mason (Guinevere). Performer Thomas Randle (A Fool). Performer Andrew Watts (Bishop Baldwin). Performer Peter Wedd (Ywain). Performer Quentin Hayes (Agravain). Performer tbc (Lady de Hautdesert).

7 Jan 00 to 17 Jan 00

Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L01157185169

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