Event listing: Thebans | 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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Programme

Anderson, Julian (b. 1967)

Thebans (world première)

Performers

English National Opera
Edward Gardner	Conductor
Pierre Audi	Director
Tom Pye	Set Designer
Roland Wood	Baritone	Oedipus
Julia Sporsén	Soprano	Antigone
Matthew Best	Bass-baritone	Tiresias
Susan Bickley	Mezzo-soprano	Jocasta
Christopher Ainslie	Countertenor	Messenger
Anthony Gregory	Tenor	Haemon
Jonathan McGovern	Baritone	Polynices

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Two wins out of three: Julian Anderson's Thebans at ENO

David Karlin, 3rd May

Julian Anderson’s Thebans, a bold attempt at condensing Sophocles’ three Theban plays into a single opera. The result is a powerful piece of theatre which drags the audience into the story of Oedipus’s horrific downfall and death, with its ensuing civil war.

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