The Weather Man – Opera North – Thurs 30 & Fri 31 July 8.30pm
Music: Paul Clark.
Words: John Binias. Narrator: Sarah Belcher. FitzRoy: Robert Poulton.
The friendship between Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin blossomed during the five years together on the Beagle. But as Darwin developed his theory of natural selection, FitzRoy became an ardent creationist and the two friends were divided by the 19th Century’s greatest intellectual faultline.This fascinating production of John Binias and Paul Clark’s chamber work for string quartet, baritone and spoken voice explores what happened when the two friends found themselves on the opposite sides of history.
