Opera
Edward Rushton: The Shops
The Opera Group's lively production of Edward Rushton's new opera, described as 'part satire on ramp...
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Harrison Birtwistle: Punch & Judy
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Philip Langridge, Stephen Roberts, David Wilson-Johnson, John Tomlinson, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton
An Ancora reissue of the acclaimed recording by the London Sinfonietta under David Atherton, with so...
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John Casken: Golem/ Ancora
John Casken's powerfully moving opera Golem, winner of the first Britten Award for Composition, is r...
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Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert/ Ancora
Blond Eckbert, Judith Weir's first opera, is based on Ludwig Tieck's folk-like tale of a quiet elder...
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Roger Marsh: Pierrot Lunaire
Roger Marsh's re-imagining of Albert Giraud's surreal masterpiece sets the complete 'Pierrot Lunaire...
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Gerald Barry: The Intelligence Park
The Intelligence Park, recorded in the 1990 Almeida Opera production and setting Vincent Deane's lib...
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Rupert Bawden: The Sailor's Tale
This introduction to the music of Rupert Bawden features his chamber opera The Sailor's Tale - a cou...
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Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus
Birtwistle's awe-inspiring masterpiece is a key work in the development of post-war opera, groundbre...
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Brian Ferneyhough: Shadowtime
Described as a "thought opera", Brian Ferneyhough's Shadowtime sets Charles Bernstein's inventive an...
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Alexander Goehr: Arianna
Arianna, Monteverdi's lost opera is "composed again" by Alexander Goehr; ranging from direct quotati...
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Robert Saxton: Caritas/ Ancora
Robert Saxton's opera Caritas - based on Arnold Wesker's drama about a walled-up anchoress of the 13...
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Judith Weir: A Night at the Chinese Opera
Judith Weir's colourful tale of 14th-century China is by turns comic, melodramatic and tragic. Set d...
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