19:00-19:30, Saturday 10th September 2022

The Cockpit

 

Music: William Gardner

Words: Matthew Green

 

This show was part of the fifteenth Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival.

 

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Having overcome a ruthless Viking onslaught, political betrayal by his own brother, a carousel of hideously debilitating diseases, and the indignity of childhood illiteracy, Alfred, King of the West Saxons, seeks intellectual salvation from Asser, a monk from Wales. Now, he has to contend with his greatest challenge yet, as the survival of all England hangs in the balance.

 

Age Rating: All ages, mostly adults.

Content Advisory: None. To see content advisories for Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022 shows, click here.

 

In a festival of new work, please note that shows can often overrun.

 

 

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Produced by William Gardner

 

Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.

 

 

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On the same day:

 

Music: William Gardner

Words: Matthew Green

Alfred and 1st Offstage Soldier: Michael Temporal Darell

Asser and 2nd Offstage Soldier: William Gardner

Flute: Francesca Biescas Rué

Clarinet: Raymond Brien

Trumpet: Thomas Thornton

Trombone: James Owen

Percussion: Francesca Lombardelli

Harp: Megan Humphries

Guitar: Louis Moisan

Violin: Harry Kneeshaw

Violoncello: Oona Lowther

Double Bass: Nicholas Broughton

Conductor: Kieran Crowley

Director: Matthew Green

Music: William Gardner

Words: Matthew Green

Alfred and 1st Offstage Soldier: Michael Temporal Darell

Asser and 2nd Offstage Soldier: William Gardner

Flute: Francesca Biescas Rué

Clarinet: Raymond Brien

Trumpet: Thomas Thornton

Trombone: James Owen

Percussion: Francesca Lombardelli

Harp: Megan Humphries

Guitar: Louis Moisan

Violin: Harry Kneeshaw

Violoncello: Oona Lowther

Double Bass: Nicholas Broughton

Conductor: Kieran Crowley

Director: Matthew Green