Event listing: Festen | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Event is in the past

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Libretto by Lee Hall

Performers

The Royal Opera
Edward Gardner	Conductor
Richard Jones	Director
Miriam Buether	Set Designer
Nicky Gillibrand	Costume Designer
Lucy Carter	Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Royal Opera Chorus
Lucy Burge	Movement director
Allan Clayton	Tenor	Christian
Stéphane Degout	Baritone	Michael
Gerald Finley	Baritone	Helge
Rosie Aldridge	Mezzo-soprano	Else
Natalya Romaniw	Soprano	Helena
Thomas Oliemans	Baritone	Helmut
Susan Bickley	Mezzo-soprano	Grandma
Philippa Boyle	Soprano	Mette
Peter Brathwaite	Baritone	Gbatokai
Marta Fontanals-Simmons	Mezzo-soprano	Linda
Aled Hall	Tenor	Chef
Julian Hubbard	Tenor	Lars
Clare Presland	Mezzo-soprano	Pia
Sir John Tomlinson	Bass	Grandpa
Ailish Tynan	Soprano	Christine
Kitty Whately	Mezzo-soprano	Michelle
Jeremy White	Bass	Poul
Kiera Lyness	Soprano	Lene
Elizabeth Weisberg	Soprano	Renée
Miranda Westcott	Mezzo-soprano	Trine
Andrew O'Connor	Tenor	Stig
Patrick Ashcroft	Tenor	Lasse
Luke Price	Tenor	Bent
Dawid Kimberg	Baritone	Bjorn
Eugene Dillon-Hooper	Bass	Leif
Nicholas Sharratt	Tenor	Kitchen Worker 1
Jonathan Fisher	Baritone	Kitchen Worker 2

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David Karlin, 12th February

Mark-Anthony Turnage's operatic adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's tale of abuse provides rich entertainment even as it shocks.

*****

FestenWorld premiere