Event listing: The Lion's Face | Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre | Wed 21 Jul 2010 at 19:45

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Royal Opera House: Linbury TheatreBow Street Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Langer, Elena (b. 1974)

Performers

The Opera Group
Nicholas Collon	Conductor
John Fulljames	Director
Dave Hill	Vocals	Mr D
Elizabeth Sikora	Mezzo-soprano	Mrs D
Fflur Wyn	Soprano	Caregiver's daughter
Rachel Hynes	Soprano	Caregiver
Benedict Nelson	Baritone	Clinician Scientist

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The Lion's Face

Alison Karlin, 21st July

The Lion's Face: The name comes from the clinicial description of the Alzheimer face with features settling into “leonine impassivity.” Librettist Glyn Maxwell spent five years researching this opera about dementia and this shines through in his portrayal of the life of an Alzheimer's patient in a nursing home.