In Five Years' Time

In Five Years’ Time is a ‘drama in song’ based on the surrealist play Así que pasen cinco años by Federico García Lorca, Spain’s favourite poet. Five years to the day after writing it, when the nationalists rose up on the outbreak of civil war, Lorca was executed. He himself said it would be impossible to stage, but The Music Troupe has put together a cast of 8 first-rate singers - playing a total of 14 roles - to present this adaptation in the style of an opera-cabaret in the atmospheric surroundings of The Space Theatre in Canary Wharf, London's East End.

The performance will last about 1 hr 50 min (including interval)

Edward Lambert (b. 1951) has written 21 small-scale operas for professional performance and since 2013 has successfully mounted 15 of them with The Music Troupe, appearing in London, Brighton, Manchester, Yorkshire and Berkshire as well as regular visits to Tête-à-Tête: The Opera Festival. 

"…packed full with stunning music …fusing a traditionally dynamic Bel Canto score without feeling the least bit dated" (Broadway World, 2024)

"For passionate opera fans, having something so new should come as a welcome joy…" (Reviews Hub, 2024)

"Powered along by a dynamic, pulsating score for piano duet, with soaring bel canto vocals and dramatic recitatives, there was never a dull moment to be experienced…" (Planet Hugill, 2023)