Event listing: Julietta | The London Coliseum | Event is in the past

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The London ColiseumSt. Martin's Lane, London, Greater London, WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom

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Martinů, Bohuslav (1890-1959)

Performers

English National Opera
Edward Gardner	Conductor
Richard Jones	Director
Antony McDonald	Set Designer		2012 Sep 17
Andrew Shore	Baritone
Julia Sporsén	Mezzo-soprano	Julietta
Peter Hoare	Tenor	Michel
Henry Waddington	Bass	Man at Window	2012 Sep 17

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The logic of dreams: Bohuslav Martinů’s Juliette

Bachtrack, 24th April

Dramaturg Aleš Březina explores Bohuslav Martinů’s unique operatic forey into the world of dreams, which combined avant garde surrealism with a wide array Czech musical influences.

Surrealism in the opera house: Martinů's Julietta at ENO

David Karlin, 17th September

For a Parisian, the accordion is the musical instrument most redolent of memories and dreams. So for Bohuslav Martinů's surrealist opera Julietta, written in Paris and infused with a discombobulating jumble of memories and dreams, Antony McDonald's sets were masterpieces: in each of three acts, the stage is dominated by a giant accordion which is more or less the size of the whole stage.

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