Tete a Tete & Royal College of Music

Britten Theatre

“…the spectacular sets and costumes designed by Sarah Jane Booth.”

“…opera is alive, kicking and able to appeal to a broad contemporary audience. In the hands of these creative artists, I feel confident that the genre will find a way to survive and indeed thrive.”

Caroline Potter, I care if you listen

Five world-premiere short operas by Royal College of Music composers, brought to life by RCM singers and instrumentalists working with Tête à Tête.

Each piece transports you to a new fantastical setting, where you’ll encounter magical characters revealing stories of human emotion.

 Operas include Daniel Musashi’s Ogga Loggas, in which ancient forests and age-old curses teach us the importance of looking after our world, and Lasha Kharkhelauri’s Ramona, a Georgian tale of love and upheaval set inside a puppet theatre.

Dir: Bill Bankes-Jones

Set & Costume Design: Sarah Jane Booth

Lighting Design: Colin Eversdijk

Projection Design: Sarah Jane Booth

Wardrobe Supervisor: Zoe Joyce

WHAM: Tom Licence

Photos by Chris Christodoulou

Music and Words:

The Boy Who Went to Find Fear Deniz Dortok

Ogga Loggas Music Daniel Musashi words

Three Lives Asher Joyce

Ramona Lasha Kharkhelauri

The Nightingale and the Rose Music Ruvin Meda words