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The astonishing story of a German woman shocked during a wartime bombing raid in 1944 into conceiving a child without a father was the intriguing starting point for Parthenogenesis - its title describing the creation of a child solely with the genetic material of its mother. The theme is explored in Michael Symmons Roberts's libretto in the dramatic exchanges between the mother, her daughter and an earth-bound angel, and also in James MacMillan's music that entwines musical representations of the codes of DNA itself into the score.

Creatives/Company

Music: James MacMillan
Lyrics: Michael Symmons Roberts

What's On By Year ...

Archive listings for Parthenogenesis (2009)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T062275062

Conductor James MacMillan. Company Britten Sinfonia. Director Katie Mitchell. Design Vicki Mortimer. Lighting Lucy Carter. Sound Gareth Fry. Performer Amy Freston. Performer Stephan Loges. Performer Charlotte Roach.
11 Jun 09 to 18 Jun 09Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L01044422788

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