War Requiem: English National Opera
About the Event
Mark the centenary of the end of World War One with the massed voices of English National Opera. Martyn Brabbins conducts Benjamin Britten's great cry against man's inhumanity to man at London's Coliseum.
Daniel Kramer's staging of Britten's immense work features three stellar soloists — soprano Emma Bell, tenor David Butt Philip and baritone Roderick Williams — each renowned for their ability to get inside the texts of the works they sing. The pacifist poetry of Wilfrid Owen fused with the latin ritual of a Requiem Mass, and the designs of Turner Prize winner, Wolfgang Tillmans, combine to powerful and moving effect.
Cast / Production
Conductor Martyn Brabbins
Director Daniel Kramer
Designer Wolfgang Tillmans
Associate Designer Justin Nardella
Costume Designer Nasir Mazhar
Lighting Designer Charles Balfour
ChoreographerAnn Yee
Soprano Emma Bell
Tenor David Butt Philip
Baritone Roderick Williams
Co‐production with National Performing Arts Center, Taiwan
