91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Sakari Oramo conducts William Alwyn's Miss Julie
Sakari Oramo conducts William Alwyn's Miss Julie
19:30
Thu 3 Oct 2019
Barbican, London
One of the most red-blooded operatic tragedies the UK has ever produced – William Alwyn’s tense and dramatic take on Strindberg’s Miss Julie is revived with a brilliant cast.
One of the most red-blooded operatic tragedies the UK has ever produced – William Alwyn’s tense and dramatic take on Strindberg’s Miss Julie is revived with a brilliant cast.
In the chilling intensity of August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie, the composer William Alwyn found all he needed to write one of the most red-blooded operatic tragedies Britain has ever produced. Alwyn learned lessons from the movies and from Puccini in creating a tense and dramatic opera, known for its signature aria of sexual frenzy ‘Midsummer Night’. The neglected composer’s operatic tale of infatuation and class tension returns to the 91Èȱ¬ for the first time since its premiere in 1977.
The 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo are joined by an international cast for a landmark concert staging.
