R’OTELLO: THE RUGBY OPERA
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4th, 6th and 7th September at 7.30pm
Running time: 2h30min minutes (incl interval)
Bridewell Theatre
14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ
Nearest tube station: Blackfrias, St Pauls
‘Tensions on the field are high, but off the field they’re deadly’.
Otello leads Samoa to the Rugby World Cup Final. The passions of rugby and opera face off in this imaginative retelling of the tragedy of domestic violence. R’Otello the rugby opera features the operas Otello (Verdi), Carmen (Bizet) and Tosca (Puccini) with scenes written and directed by Sani Muliaumaseali’i, and performed by an orchestra, a jazz band, and an international cast.
Stage director: Sani Muliaumaseali’i
Musical director: Andy Strange
Set designer: Lemew Muia
Costume designer: Libby Spring
Lighting designer: Dominic Warwick
TICKETS £20 – £30