Gluck - Corona

GLUCK (1714-1787)   THE CROWN (La corona)

sung in Italian, with English linking narration

 Harriet Eyley, Samantha Louis-Jean, Lisa Howarth, Lucy Anderson (sopranos)

with Rosa French (narrator)

 CHROMA

Conductor Robert Howarth

 Composed in 1765 to a playful mythological libretto by Pietro Metastasio, La corona was originally intended for performance by four Viennese Archduchesses and glories in the sensuous beauty and virtuosity of the soprano voice.  Four determined young women bravely hunt and slaughter a ferocious wild boar, an unwelcome visitor to a tranquil land - a story which can be reimagined as an allegory of hope for our own troubled times.  An outstanding cast includes Lucy Anderson, first prize-winner of the 2019 Bampton Young Singers’ Competition. 

Bampton Classical Opera, a finalist in the prestigious 2020 International Opera Awards, enjoys the strongest of reputations for its enlightened discoveries of the byways of eighteenth-century opera.  Working with some of the finest emerging young professional singers, Bampton always delights with its superb ensembles and imaginative repertory.

The concert is expected to last about 70 minutes and there will be no interval.

The performance will follow current government Covid regulations with socially-distanced audiences; please be aware that other restrictions may apply.  Information is correct at time of going to press.

Tickets £25 (£10 for under-18 and students) should be ordered in advance: www.bamptonopera.org     01993 851142

 Bampton Classical Opera, registered charity no. 1080541;

 registered in England and Wales, company no. 1080541