Read the Festival introduction here: https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/tete-a-tete-the-opera-festival-2022-introduction/
July
Read press coverage, articles, and our self evaluation here.
August
18:30-20:30. A new celtic fusion project uniting traditional roots & electronic influences for a crucible of smelting riffs & massive chord progressions.
18:30-19:15 & 20:30-21:15. A performance-installation mixing dance, opera, and documentary film in an urgent campaign for climate justice, looking at the crisis taking hold in the Middle East and Global South.
19:00-21:45. A medieval woman struggles to keep the right to brew, in the world's first opera about beer, set during the Black Death.
19:00-19:45. A spectacular opera about the forbidden love between a star-crossed frog Prince Ribbit and the toad Toadette.
19:00-19:40. A song cycle around culture and identity, drawing from pharaonic hieroglyphs to contemporary poetry, fusing Arabic and European music.
20:30-21:30. A sci-fi comedy opera. The crew of a spaceship must survive a dreadful journey - all while keeping the tenor alive.
19:00-19:30. Based on the Indian epic The Mahabharata. A river goddess must descend to earth and break a heart.
20:20-21:20. A triple-bill of operas taking the audience through events past and present, from deathbed confessions to misconduct and murder.
September
19:00-19:40. The only female pharaoh's tomb becomes the home of hip-hop soundscapes and beautiful installations as war encroaches.
20:30-21:10. The female pope tries to get into heaven, but someone upstairs has other ideas. A surreal comedy.
19:00-20:05. A dramatic cantata, invoking the Goodwin Sands' history of shipwrecks, refuge for nature, and crossing-point for humans.
19:00-19:40. A response to the Beckett-Keaton short film Film, playing objects from the film, from a newspaper to a bird cage.
20:30-21:00. The story of a Greek family fleeing the Suez Crisis to find their new home in England is falling off a cliff.
19:00-19:45. The friendship between an old man and a young boy in the shadow of Oscar Wilde; a poignant exploration of LGBT+ history.
20:00-20:30: A journey to Exmoor. A love triangle. A near-death experience. A lecture in geology. An opera. All played out in mid-air.
19:00-20:15. An operatic taster menu of three works, discovering fossils, childish political comedy, and arsenic-soaked revenge.
21:05-21:45. The story of a junior doctor struggling with his responsibilities, based on interviews with NHS workers.
19:00-19:30. Five singers scream in harmony at the edges of their voices, looking for a reaction to break their isolation.
20:20-21:05. In 1930s Iran, a stranded traveller becomes increasingly isolated in the Red Room. Based on Hedeyat's gothic novel.
19:00-19:50. The Singer's career has been cut short by an accident. The Doctor, a fan, wants to cure her. Based on Oliver Sack's work.
19:00-19:30. Alfred the Great talks to his biographer, Asser, to seek intellectual salvation as England's fate hangs in the balance.
20:20-20:50. Only eating white food. Three absinthes a day. His own religion. The eccentric life of Erik Satie, based on his memoirs.
19:00-19:40. Based on Edward Lear's story of the lonely Dong waiting for his beloved Jumbly Girl to return, mixing music and mime. Double bill with The Journey.
19:00-19:40. A Man decides to escape his confined existence and seek a better life. An amateur choir of refugees brings this show to life. Double bill with The Dong with a Luminous Nose.
20:30-21:15, Sunday 11th September 2022 The Cockpit Music and Words: Darren Berry This show was part of the fifteenth Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival. Full show listings Press coverage Festival evaluation ***...
19:00-20:00. A spectacular opera about the forbidden love between a star-crossed frog Prince Ribbit and the toad Toadette.
20:30-21:30. The female pope tries to get into heaven, but someone upstairs has other ideas. A surreal comedy.
19:00 - 20:00 The story of a junior doctor struggling with his responsibilities, based on interviews with NHS workers.
20:30-22:05. An operatic taster menu of three works, discovering fossils, childish political comedy, and arsenic-soaked revenge.
19:00-20:30. A dramatic cantata, invoking the Goodwin Sands' history of shipwrecks, refuge for nature, and crossing-point for humans.
19:00-20:00. Alfred the Great talks to his biographer, Asser, to seek intellectual salvation as England's fate hangs in the balance.
20:30-21:30. The friendship between an old man and a young boy in the shadow of Oscar Wilde; a poignant exploration of LGBT+ history.
19:00-20:00. The only female pharaoh's tomb becomes the home of hip-hop soundscapes and beautiful installations as war encroaches.
20:30-21:30: A journey to Exmoor. A love triangle. A near-death experience. A lecture in geology. An opera. All played out in mid-air.
19:00-20:00. A song cycle around culture and identity, drawing from pharaonic hieroglyphs to contemporary poetry, fusing Arabic and European music.
20:30-21:30. A Man decides to escape his confined existence and seek a better life. An amateur choir of refugees brings this show to life.
19:00-20:00. Based on the Indian epic The Mahabharata. A river goddess must descend to earth and break a heart.
19:00-20:00. Only eating white food. Three absinthes a day. His own religion. The eccentric life of Erik Satie, based on his memoirs.
20:30-21:30. In 1930s Iran, a stranded traveller becomes increasingly isolated in the Red Room. Based on Hedeyat's gothic novel.
19:00-20:00. A sci-fi comedy opera. The crew of a spaceship must survive a dreadful journey - all while keeping the tenor alive.
20:30-22:30. A medieval woman struggles to keep the right to brew, in the world's first opera about beer, set during the Black Death.
