Organization

Conductor

Lee Reynolds

Stage director

Lucy Bradley

Set designer

Ellan Parry

Costume designer

Bass-baritone

Rodney Earl Clarke

Theo

Mezzo-soprano

Leslie Davis

Hallamah

Soprano

Nardus Williams

Marjana

Glyndebourne

Belongings

United States

Belongings (Lewis Murphy) - FULL OPERA
A new youth opera exploring the experiences of young people forced by war to flee their homes.

Belongings is a newly commissioned opera composed by Lewis Murphy (Glyndebourne’s Young Composer-in- Residence) with a libretto by Laura Attridge. Belongings tracks the journeys of two groups of young people, divided by decades but united by the geographical displacement they experience.

Accompanied by their teacher, a group of evacuees board the train from London to Lewes to escape the Blitz, singing of the exciting adventure they anticipate in the countryside. Their optimism fades as they begin to pine for home, and one group decides to run away.

Meanwhile, in the present day, a group of refugee children are re-building their recently demolished shelters. They try to remain positive while contemplating the dangerous final stage of their journeys.

Creative team

Composer: Lewis Murphy
Librettist: Laura Attridge
Conductor: Lee Reynolds
Director: Lucy Bradley
Designer: Ellan Parry

Cast

Cast includes young performers from Glyndebourne Youth Opera supported by three professional singers and chamber ensemble.

Ted/Theo: Rodney Earl Clarke
Helen/Hallamah: Leslie Davis
Maggie/Marjana: Nardus Williams

Public

Private

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading