Name: Violet
Start: 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Hackney Empire

Organization

Buxton International Festival

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Frances Gregory

Laura

Stage director

Jude Christian

Conductor

Andrew Gourlay

Costume designer

Cécile Trémolières

Set designer

Rosie Elnile

Lighting designer

Jackie Shemesh

Repetiteur

William Cole

Tenor

Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks

Clock Keeper

Baritone

Richard Burkhard

Felix

Soprano

Anna Dennis

Violet

Britten Pears Young Artists

Royal Opera House

Orchestra

London Sinfonietta

Music Theatre Wales

English

Buxton

United Kingdom

Buxton Opera House

London

Hackney Empire

Mold

Clwyd Theatr

Cardiff

Sherman Theatre

Aldeburgh

Violet Coult

Private

Public

Approved

Everything runs like clockwork, until time begins to disappear… The world premiere of a new opera by Tom Coult (commissions include First Night of the Proms;...

Everything runs like clockwork, until time begins to disappear… The world premiere of a new opera by Tom Coult (commissions include First Night of the Proms; resident composer at the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) with a libretto by acclaimed playwright Alice Birch (TV adaptations include Normal People; film Mothering Sunday, Lady Macbeth; stage Anatomy of a Suicide).

In a muddied nightdress, in a country kitchen, Violet finally smiles. For years her tired daily routine has been dictated by the inescapable chime of the Clock Tower, until the night she feels time quicken. As the hours disappear, long-held certainties evaporate and ordered society falls into disarray. With the townspeople in crisis, can Violet finally escape?

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer