Harrison Birtwistle: The Minotaur Video Podcast

David Harsent, librettist of The Minotaur, introduces Birtwistle’s new opera, receiving its world premiere at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden on 15 April.



This video podcast was produced by The Royal Opera and appears on boosey.com with kind permission.

To buy tickets for The Minotaur visit:
Royal Opera House Box Office

The Minotaur (2005-07)
Opera in 13 scenes
Music by Harrison Birtwistle
Libretto by David Harsent
Commissioned by The Royal Opera

Antonio Pappano  Conductor  /  Stephen Langridge  Director  / 
Alison Chitty  Designer

John Tomlinson  The Minotaur  /  Christine Rice  Ariadne  /
Johan Reuter  Theseus  /  Andrew Watts  Snake Priestess  /
Philip Langridge  Heirus  /  Amanda Echalaz  Kere

15/19/21/25/30 April, 3 May 2008 
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Minotaur image by Simon Harsent