Event listing: The Minotaur | 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

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Programme

Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022)

Performers

The Royal Opera
Ryan Wigglesworth	Conductor
Stephen Langridge	Director
Christine Rice	Mezzo-soprano	Ariadne
Johan Reuter	Baritone	Theseus
Sir John Tomlinson	Bass	The Minotaur
Andrew Watts	Countertenor	Snake Priestess
Elisabeth Meister	Soprano	Ker
Alan Oke	Tenor	Hiereus

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Birtwistle's Minotaur at Covent Garden: Impressive but sterile

David Karlin, 17th January

Revivals of 21st century operas on the stages of major houses are rarer than hens' teeth, so the Royal Opera were making a strong statement when they announced the revival of Harrison Birtwistle's 2008 The Minotaur, with the original director and much of the original cast.

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