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Orpheus: Claudio Monteverdi & Jasdeep Singh Degun with Opera North

18th April
De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU
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Jasdeep Singh Degun’s thrilling reimagining of Monteverdi’s beautiful baroque masterpiece won huge acclaim when it was first performed by Opera North in 2022, winning multiple awards, including Outstanding Achievement in Opera at the UK Theatre Awards and Best Stage Production in the Asian Media Awards. This new production of the work focuses on the musical spectacle of a union of uniquely talented singers and musicians from both the South Asian and western classical traditions.

Music by Claudio Monteverdi and Jasdeep Singh Degun
Musical arrangements by Ashok Gupta
Original Italian text by Alessandro Striggio
Translations by Ustad Dharambir Singh MBE and Shahbaz Hussain
Additional translations by Chandra Chakraborty, Amarjit Dhami, Saikrishnakumar Rangachari, Deepa Nair Rasiya

"I would have liked to hear it all over again." ★★★★★ The Observer

"Sheer boldness of vision… an outstanding cross-cultural success." ★★★★★ The Stage

"A thought-provoking experiment, superbly performed by all." ★★★★ The Telegraph

Performances

19:00 - Sunday 18th April

  • Standard: £23.5
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De Montfort Hall
Granville Road
Leicester
LE1 7RU
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