Part 1
World premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's new opera from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. A ship carrying innocents for slaughter sails towards the island of Crete.
The world premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's new opera from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Part man, part beast, the Minotaur is the famous character of Greek myth who is imprisoned in a labyrinth to slay sacrificial victims but dreams of discovering his own identity.
John Tomlinson sings the title role which was specially conceived for him, Johan Reuter is the Athenian prince Theseus and Christine Rice his Cretan lover.
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is conducted by Antonio Pappano.
Part One begins with ship carring the innocents for slaughter sailing towards the island of Crete.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Minotaur | John Tomlinson |
| Ariadne | Christine Rice |
| Director | Jonathan Haswell |
| Participant | Antonio Pappano |
Broadcast
- Sat 7 Jun 200819:35BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
