Clemency
James MacMillan
Clark Rundell conductor
Britten Sinfonia
James MacMillan composer
Katie Mitchell director
Alex Eales designer
John Bright costume designer
Jon Clark lighing designer
James MacMillan Clemency
The world première in the Linbury Studio Theatre of James MacMillan's new opera Clemency is a major event. Commissioned by ROH2, it comes after the success of MacMillan's opera Parthenogenesis in 2009 and has been written in collaboration with the same librettist, Michael Symmons Roberts, and continues some of its themes. The opera draws on the biblical tale of Sarah and Abraham, who in old age are told that they are to have a child. This compact interpretation of a familiar story introduces a contemporary twist to create the spiritual intensity and reflection for which MacMillan's work is so well known. As with Parthenogenesis, the director is Katie Mitchell, renowned for the psychological acuity and innovative theatricality of her stagings. Britten Sinfonia will again be the orchestra for MacMillan's intense music in this new chamber opera in biblical and dramatic power.
The performance lasts about 50 minutes; there is no interval
Sung in English
An ROH2 production, co-produced with Scottish Opera and co-commissioned by Scottish Opera, Britten Sinfonia and Boston Lyric Opera
Dates
London
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Friday 06 May
7.45pm
Box Office: 020 7304 4000
London
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Saturday 07 May
7.45pm
Box Office: 020 7304 4000
London
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Monday 09 May
7.45pm
Box Office: 020 7304 4000
London
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Wednesday 11 May
7.45pm
Box Office: 020 7304 4000
London
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Thursday 12 May
7.45pm
Box Office: 020 7304 4000
London
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Saturday 14 May
7.45pm
Box Office: 020 7304 4000
