Organization

Mezzo-soprano (+5)

Kate Lindsey

OfFred

Soprano (+2)

Emma Bell

Aunt Lydia

Soprano (+1)

Rhian Lois

Janine

Ofwarren

Elin Pritchard

OfGlen

Mezzo-soprano (+4)

Susan Bickley

OfFred's Mother

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Madeleine Shaw

Rita

Tenor (+3)

Frederick Ballentine

Nick

Tenor (+1)

Alan Oke

Doctor

Pumeza Matshikiza

Moira

Tenor (+4)

John Findon

Luke

Diretor de Palco

Diretor de Palco (+1)

Annilese Miskimmon

Maestro

Joana Carneiro

Designer de Iluminação

Designer de Iluminação (+2)

Paule Constable

Estilista

Cenógrafo (+1)

Annemarie Woods

Cenógrafo

Vídeo

Akhila Krishnan

Coreógrafo

Coreógrafo (+1)

Imogen Knight

Baixo-barítono (+3)

Robert Hayward

The Commander

Contralto (+5)

Avery Amereau

Serena Joy

Samantha Crawford

OfGlen (cover)

English National Opera

London Coliseum

Based on Margaret Atwood’s seminal novel, Poul Ruders’s The Handmaid’s Tale plunges us into the Republic of Gilead, where women have been entirely stripped of their rights and freedoms.

The opera tells the story of a Handmaid given the name Offred, one of the fertile women forced to reproduce with Commanders of the Republic. This thought-provoking work magnifies the issues of state control and the fragility of freedom, as Offred wrestles with the daily terror of her reality.

With Danish composer Ruders’s score influenced by minimalism, medieval chanting and gospel music, the dissonant brutality of Gilead is viscerally depicted in the opera’s music itself.

This powerful new production is directed by ENO’s Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon and conducted by contemporary music specialist Joana Carneiro. An exceptional cast includes mezzo-sopranos Kate Lindsey as Offred, with Susan Bickley as her mother, soprano Emma Bell as Aunt Lydia, and Harewood Artist John Findon as Luke.

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