M52 Turnage's Greek

Music Theatre Wales
Michael Rafferty Conductor
Michael McCarthy Director

Just months after the high profile premiere at Covent Garden of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s latest opera Anna Nicole, this is a superb opportunity to hear the composer’s equally bold and shocking entrance into the world of opera two decades ago.

Set in Thatcher’s Britain, the melting pot of musical references that Turnage uses in this East End of London reworking of the Oedipus myth creates an edgy, raw portrayal of disaffection. This new production of Greek is the first in the UK for over a decade, and is bound to have renewed resonance and theatrical punch.

Michael McCarthy’s production for Music Theatre Wales incorporates Turnage’s jazz-infused, winds and percussion-dominated ensemble on stage, and the design and lighting has been made to measure for Parabola’s wonderfully intimate setting by Simon Banham and Ace McCarron.

Please note that this production contains strong language.

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