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Classical & Opera

Royal Opera House

Thu Jun 20
- Sat Jul 6

Time Out says

Tue Feb 5 2013

Richard Jones directs a production of Britten's opera for our time, exploring tensions between affairs of state and affairs of the heart.

Susan Bullock stars as Elizabeth I, Queen of England, with Toby Spence (Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex), Patricia Bardon (Frances Devereux, Lady Essex), Mark Stone (Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy), Kate Royal (Penelope, Lady Rich), Jeremy Carpenter (Sir Robert Cecil), Clive Bayley (Sir Walter Raleigh), Ben Bevan (Henry Cuffe), Nadine Livingston (Lady-in-Waiting), Brindley Sherratt (Blind Ballad Singer), Jeremy White (Recorder of Norwich ), Carol Rowlands (Housewife), Andrew Tortise (Spirit of the Masque), David Butt Philip (Master of Ceremonies) and Michel de Souza (City Crier).

Paul Daniel conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House. (Sung in English; running time: three hours with one interval.)

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Name:
Royal Opera House
Address:
Royal Opera House Bow St
London
WC2E 9DD

Website:
www.roh.org.uk
Transport:
Tube: Covent Gdn
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1. Royal Opera House
  - Bow St
    London
    WC2E 9DD
  - www.roh.org.uk
  - 51.513284,-0.123408