Name: Insurrection: a work in progress
Start: 2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Organization

Stage director

Ellen McDougall

Writer

EMily Aboud

Conductor

Yshani Perinpanayagam

Baritone

Peter Brathwaite

Singer

Rosie Bergonzi

Percussionist

Royal Opera House

Insurrection: a work in progress

London

United Kingdom

Linbury Studio Theater

Insurrection: a work in progress: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Oboist

hornist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Saxophonist

Trombonist

Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Orchestra

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Mezzo-soprano

Soprano

Tenor

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

BACKGROUND
When the echoes of enslavement remain everywhere, how can we come together to understand its legacy?

Baritone Peter Brathwaite’s family history is one of millions across the world forged by the transatlantic trafficking of West African people. He is descended from the enslaved peoples who worked the sugar plantations of the Caribbean, and their British enslavers.

Insurrection: A Work In Progress explores the history of resistance in Barbados through Peter’s personal story. Taking its cue from the radical folk traditions of enslaved Black workers, this new performance piece celebrates the human need to gather, move, make music, and tell stories amid and in response to oppression. With a subversive musical playlist featuring the suppressed folk songs of enslaved workers, British pro-slavery propaganda music and excerpts from 19th-century opera, this new, as-yet unfinished work introduces a vital new voice to the conversation about our shared past.

The work is a collaboration between baritone Peter Brathwaite, director Ellen McDougall, writer Emily Aboud, and music director Yshani Perinpanayagam who is arranging the original material. The team will be joined by a soprano, and five musicians including percussionist  Rosie Bergonzi. The work is programmed by the Royal Opera and produced by Fay Jennett, with the support of Cultural Consultant Dr Stefan Walcott.

ABOUT THE SHARING

This is a work-in-progress sharing of a new work in its early stages. Following the sharing, in the spirit of dialogue, we invite the audience to offer constructive feedback, comments and questions in an informal discussion.

English

Insurrection: a work in progress by Various, ti 21 maalis 2023, Alkaen (2023/2023), Ohjannut Ellen McDougall,, Musiikinjohto Yshani Perinpanayagam, Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom

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