And London Burned Performance 1

 The Temple Church 

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The Great Fire Opera

And London Burned  

A NEW OPERA TO COMMEMORATE

THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666 

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This performance is sponsored by JM Finn & Co.

and additionally supported by individual donors

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Music by Matt Rogers

Libretto by Sally O'Reilly

Director: Sinead O' Neill

Music Director: Christopher Stark

Designer: Kitty Callister

with

Raphaela Papadakis : Gwilym Bowen

Alessandro Fisher : Aoife O'Sullivan : Andrew Rupp

The Great Fire of London, which destroyed most of the City, effectively ended on the roof of the Inner Temple Hall, where the last flames were beaten out under the direction of Inner Temple’s Royal Bencher, James, Duke of York.  He and his men also saved the Temple Church.

2016 is the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire: and, at Inner Temple’s suggestion, the Temple Music Foundation has commissioned a new opera to mark these extraordinary events with three performances in the Temple Church.

This performance will be followed by a Gala Dinner in Inner Temple Hall.

The composer is Matt Rogers, whose recent opera The Virtues of Things was premiered at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre.

The production will be directed by Sinéad O’Neill who works regularly as an Assistant Director at Glyndebourne.  The singers will include ENO soloists and younger prize-winners.

The conductor will be Christopher Stark (who will make his BBC Proms debut this summer) and the musicians will include the Organist and Director of Music of the Temple Church, Roger Sayer, fresh from his performance of the Oscar nominated score for “Interstellar”.

Tickets for the performance will be £65, £45, £35 and £25.

Tickets for the Gala Dinner in Inner Temple Hall after the performance will be £85. The dress code for the Gala Dinner is black tie.

Please click here to view the seating plan

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