Out of Her Mouth
Spitalfields Festival
Supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s biblical cantatas are extraordinary historical jewels. Written by a woman, about women, for women, they tell bold, unflinching tales about love, marriage, tragedy and adultery, each one a tiny opera in all by name.
These unfairly neglected breath-taking miniatures – in new English translations by Toria Banks – will receive their UK premiere stagings more than 300 years after they were composed, in three atmospheric, fully accessible settings that champion the ability of women to tell their own stories and narrate their own experiences.
Created in partnership with Dunedin Consort, HERA, Mahogany Opera and the National Centre for Early Music
Carolyn Sampson, Anna Dennis, Alys Roberts soprano
Dunedin Consort
Mathilde Lopez director
Spitalfields Festival
Sun, 9 Jul 2023
Village Underground, London
6:30pm
£28/£15
Full Event Details
300-year old miniature operas staged in London for the first time
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s biblical cantatas are extraordinary historical jewels. Written by a woman, about women, for women, they tell bold, unflinching tales about love, marriage, tragedy and adultery, each one a tiny opera in all by name.
These unfairly neglected breath-taking miniatures – in new English translations by Toria Banks – will receive their UK premiere stagings more than 300 years after they were composed, in three atmospheric, fully accessible settings that champion the ability of women to tell their own stories and narrate their own experiences.
Created in partnership with Dunedin Consort, HERA, Mahogany Opera and the National Centre for Early Music
Carolyn Sampson, Anna Dennis, Alys Roberts soprano
Dunedin Consort
Mathilde Lopez director
Venue Details & Map
Location
Village Underground, London
Holywell Lane, London, EC2A 3PQ, United Kingdom
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