20:20-21:05, Thursday 8th September 2022
The Cockpit
Music: Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour
Words: Dominic Power
This show was part of the fifteenth Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival.
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THE RED ROOM – a portable opera for three voices. Set 1930s Iran, The Red Room is an intimate drama with overtones of Gothic horror that explores nihilism and philosophic despair. It is based on a short story by the Iranian modernist master, Sadegh Hedayat.
In a provincial Persian town, an enigmatic stranger offers a stranded traveller a room. In a night of revelations, the traveller is drawn into the inner life of his Host and discovers the secret of the Red Room.
You can download a programme for The Red Room here.
Age Rating: All ages, but mostly adults
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In a festival of new work, please note that shows can often overrun.
Produced by Ensemble Fantômas
Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.
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On the same day:
Music: Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour
Words: Dominic Power
Stage Director: Chiara D’Anna
Conductor: Marcello Palazzo
Singers:
Soprano: Maya Sapone
Countertenor: Ralph Thomas Williams
Baritone: Yuki Okuyama
Ensemble:
Violin: Darragh Morgan
Clarinet: Gabriella Dall’Olio
Harp: Christa Danielsen
Lighting Designer: Steve Lowe
Music: Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour
Words: Dominic Power
Stage Director: Chiara D’Anna
Conductor: Marcello Palazzo
Singers:
Soprano: Maya Sapone
Countertenor: Ralph Thomas Williams
Baritone: Yuki Okuyama
Ensemble:
Violin: Darragh Morgan
Clarinet: Gabriella Dall’Olio
Harp: Christa Danielsen
Lighting Designer: Steve Lowe