Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay
Wed 8 June-Sun 12 June
Opera for the Unknown Woman is an exciting twist on opera and a treat for those who like theatre with a science fiction twist.
Set 300 years in the future, the global economy has fallen into disarray. Human cities are abandoned, and humans are in a crisis situation, threatened by vicious climates. Aphra is the last hope for life on Earth, but only has two weeks to live. Back in 2016 women from around the world are mysteriously united with a mission to create a new future for their planet and save Aphra.
Opera for the Unknown Woman fuses science fiction, opera and multi-media in what promises to be an intriguing spectacle of a show. Although opera and operatic influences feature heavily this is by no means a traditional piece and audiences should expect a reimagined format quite unlike any other opera they’d have seen before.
The piece was commissioned by the Wales Millennium Centre for the Festival of Voice and Yorkshire Festival in association with Warwick Arts Centre, while it was written and directed by the award-winning sound artist Melanie Wilson and co-composed by Melanie Wilson and the critically acclaimed Polish composer Katarina Glowicka. The cast includes Patricia Rozario OBE and Adey Grummet (Jerry Springer the Opera).
Opera for the Unknown Woman is a creative play on opera, mixing theatre, contemporary classical music and film.
Tickets: £25. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk
words EMILY GARSIDE