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The 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is fast approaching. To mark the occasion, Benjamin Britten has just nine months to write a new opera about her predecessor Elizabeth I. Into the world of the disheartened composer enters the exuberant and passionate Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav and an accomplished musician in her own right. Her candid and can-do attitude proves to be the perfect foil for the capricious and often maddening Britten, and what begins as an arrangement of practical support turns into a bond that not only sees Gloriana to its premiere but endures throughout the rest of their lives.T1071881502Company Royal Shakespeare Company. Director Erica Whyman. Design Soutra Gilmour. Lighting Jackie Shemesh. Music Conor Mitchell. Performer Samuel Barnett (Ben). Performer Victoria Yeates (Imogen). | |
| 21 Feb 24 to 6 Apr 24 | Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V136 listing details L827021680 |
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