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OperaUpClose bring a new English version of Wagner’s maritime opera The Flying Dutchman to canal-side venue Grand Junction, as part of the show’s UK tour.
Poet and novelist Glyn Maxwell’s English libretto and award-winning composer Laura Bowler’s 8-piece chamber orchestration will be performed by a cast of world-renowned opera singers and players, alongside recordings of community singing groups from across the UK.
The production dismantles the traditional barriers between pit, stage and orchestra with all performers, instrumentalists and singers having equal agency as storytellers and breaking the fourth wall.
N.B. This production has three performances across 12, 13, and 14 July, all starting at 7.30pm and running for approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.
