Harrison Birtwistle (1934-)
The Minotaur, opéra en 2 actes et 13 scènes

Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960-)
Anna Nicole, opéra en 2 actes et 16 tableaux

George Benjamin (1960-)
Written on Skin, opéra en trois actes

John Tomlinson
Johan Reuter
Christine Rice
Andrew Watts
Philip Langridge
Orchestre du Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano, direction
Stephen Langridge, mise en scène (The Minotaur)
Eva-Maria Westbroek
Gerald Finley
Alan Oke
Susan Bickley
Orchestre du Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano, direction
Richard Jones, mise en scène (Anna Nicole)
Christopher Purves, baryton
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Bejun Metha, contre-ténor
Victoria Simmonds, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, ténor
Chœur et orchestre du Royal Opera House
George Benjamin, direction
Katie Mitchell, mise en scène (Written on Skin)

This collection celebrates the best of contemporary British opera, bringing together three acclaimed Royal Opera House productions: Harrison Birtwistle and David Harsent’s The Minotaur, a gripping, visceral drama based on the legendary bull-headed creature of Greek mythology; Anna Nicole, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Richard Thomas’s punchy yet compassionate morality tale exploring the doomed life of the eponymous Playboy model; and the sensuously beautiful Written on Skin, George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s revenge opera which puts an otherworldly spin on its dark, medieval storyline. Striking sets, innovative staging, compelling performances and consummate conducting – with Music Director Antonio Pappano at the orchestral helm for The Minotaur and Anna Nicole – unite these three very different but equally captivating operas, making for a collection rich in dramatic tension and first-class musicmaking.