Promised End

Show Info Cast & Creative

Genre Opera/Dance

First Performance 09/10/2010

Closing 16/10/2010

Running Time 2hr 20mins

English Touring Opera presents the world premiere of Promised End by contemporary British composer Alexander Goehr.

An operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, this is a stark and moving drama about ageing, family ties and the meaning of life.

Promised End is conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth, a former pupil of Goehr.

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Cast

Roderick Earle, Nigel Robson, Dean Robinson, Adrian Dwyer, Jacqueline Varsey, Julia Sporsen, Lina Markeby

Creative

Director - James Conway

Producer - English Touring Opera

Designer - Adam Wiltshire

Conductor - Ryan Wigglesworth

Lighting Designer - Guy Hoare

Author - Alexander Goehr

Lyrics By - William Shakespeare, arranged by Frank Kermode

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