Diktat is a tyrannical ruler unleashing chaos on the planet. But, as a band of unlikely heroes forms, launching a battle of biblical proportions, can a shattered world heal in time?
Masque of Might is the world premiere of a witty and satirical new opera which sees Sir David Pountney skilfully assemble Henry Purcell’s music to create a fantastical and thoroughly modern tale of power, corruption and the gathering climate crisis. Henry Purcell is arguably England’s finest composer of music for the stage before Benjamin Britten, yet he wrote only one opera, Dido and Aeneas. Masterpiece though that undoubtedly is, much of Purcell’s greatest dramatic music is to be found in the ‘semi-operas’, masques and other entertainments that were popular in his time, such as The Fairy Queen. Masque of Might showcases Purcell’s most beautiful, as well as rarely heard, music – including the spellbinding ‘O let me weep‘ from The Fairy Queen, the virtuosic ‘Arise ye subterranean winds‘ from The Tempest and the epic chorus ‘Soul of the world‘ from Ode for St Cecilia’s Day. Harry Bicket conducts the chorus and orchestra of Opera North.
Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 3 December 2023 at 19:00 CET to 3 June 2024:
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CAST
Nebulous / Activist / Wolf
Andri Björn Róbertsson
Elena / Witch
Anna Dennis
Tousel Blond / Fox
James Laing
Strumpet Ginger
James Hall
Diktat
Callum Thorpe
Scrofulous / Toady / Seer / Saul
Xavier Hetherington
Sceptic / Samuel
Matthew Brook
Dancers
Jonny Aubrey-Bentley
Rose Ellen Lewis
Ruby Portus
Ben Yorke-Griffiths
Orchestra
Orchestra of Opera North
Chorus
Chorus of Opera North
Music
Henry Purcell
Musical numbers edited by Huw Daniel
Text
assembled and adapted by David Pountney
Conductor
Harry Bicket
Director
David Pountney
Sets
Leslie Travers
Costume
Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting
Paule Constable
Ben Pickersgill
Video design
David Haneke
Choreography
Denni Sayers
Chorus Master
Anthony Kraus
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