FULL Odysseys Six Mini-Operas London 2022 Royal College of Music

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Odysseys Six Mini-Operas  
• Composer: Richard Johnsen, Eluned Davies, Michael Hughes, Tymon Zgorzelski, Liam Dougherty, Darren Sng  
• Libretto: Sam Norman, Alfie Coates, Jack Crowe, Olga Tokarczuk/Jennifer Croft, Liam Dougherty, Darren Sng    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Royal College Of Music RCM, London, UK, Tête à Tête  
• Recorded: May 15, 2022
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: RCM Singers
• Conductor: Timothy Burke Conductor   
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director: Bill Bankes-Jones  
• Stage Designer: Sarah Jane Booth  
• Costume Designer: Sarah Jane Booth  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Royal College of Music  
• Date Published: 2015  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Hear six brand-new mini operas created by RCM composers and performed by RCM singers working in association with pathfinding opera company Tête à Tête.

Richard Johnsen/Sam Norman: The Three Penelopes
Eluned Davies/Alfie Coates: Growing Wings
Michael Hughes/Jack Crowe: Dave Gilbert’s Cue Action
Tymon Zgorzelski/Olga Tokarczuk/Jennifer Croft: Flights
Liam Dougherty: Gerstl
Darren Sng: My Days as a Zombie on Earth

The journey to self-acceptance is one of the great storylines in opera and literature. RCM composers lead us on an odyssey through six vivid operatic worlds, with each unexpected protagonist embarking on the journey of their lifetime – from the metamorphosis of a butterfly to a zombie on a quest to regain his humanity.