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Obra: Festen

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Datos
CompositorTurnage, Mark-Anthony (n. 1960)
PeriodoContemporáneo
LibretistaLee Hall
Año2025
Tipo de obraOpera / Oratorio
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Black comedy of the highest order: Festen at The Royal Opera

Allan Clayton (Christian) © RBO | Marc Brenner
Mark-Anthony Turnage's operatic adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's tale of abuse provides rich entertainment even as it shocks.
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Family secrets: Mark-Anthony Turnage returns to Festen

Mark-Anthony Turnage © James Bellorini
Ahead of a new orchestral suite from Festen presented at the BBC Proms this month, Mark-Anthony Turnage talks about returning to this opera of secrets and revelations, and discovering things about his own family too.

John Wilson and Mark-Anthony Turnage among RPS Awards winners

Montage of RPS Awards 2026 winners © Royal Philharmonic Society
Turnage’s opera Festen was among the works and musicians honoured at the 2026 RPS Awards, who also include Peter Moore, Elizabeth Alker, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Kirkaldy Orchestral Society. 

International Opera Awards 2025 announced

Agnes Baltsa, Lifetime Achievement Award winner © GNO/Andreas Simopoulos
The legendary mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa received a standing ovation while collecting her Lifetime Achievement Award, while other awards went to artists and companies from around the globe.