Royal Opera's A New Dark Age is a powerful cantata for our time

By Jenny Camilleri, 25 October 2020

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“a visceral cantata about pandemic-induced loss and loneliness”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 24 October 2020

Kendall, The Knife of Dawn

Various, A New Dark Age (Music by Missy Mazzoli, Anna Meredith and Anna Thorvaldsdottir)

The Royal Opera

Natalie Murray Beale, Conductor

Jonathon Heyward, Conductor

Katie Mitchell, Director

Vicki Mortimer, Set Designer

Adam Silverman, Lighting Designer

Peter Brathwaite, Martin Carter

Nadine Benjamin, Soprano

Anna Dennis, Soprano

Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano

Ola Ince, Director

Grant Gee, Video Director

Akhila Krishnan, Video Designer

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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.