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<\/a><\/p>\nUK premiere of Philip Glass\u2019s The Perfect American,<\/em> an opera about Walt Disney<\/p>\n World premiere of Michel van der Aa and Cloud Atlas<\/em> writer David Mitchell\u2019s Sunken Garden<\/em>, an \u2018occult-mystery film opera\u2019<\/p>\n Verdi bicentenary begins in the UK with Peter Konwitschny\u2019s new production of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 La traviata<\/em><\/p>\n The first full professional staging of Vaughan Williams\u2019 The Pilgrim\u2019s Progress<\/em> since the Festival of Britain in 1951<\/p>\n Britten centenary celebrated with Deborah Warner and Edward Gardner teaming up for Death in Venice <\/em><\/p>\n British composer Ryan Wigglesworth joins ENO as Composer in Residence<\/p>\n ENO\u2019s Artistic Director, John Berry<\/strong> said, \u2018As we leave behind an artistically vibrant 2011, our sights are set on keeping ENO relevant and the exciting home for modern opera in London. Contemporary composers, outstanding international directors and British talent take the lead in what I am sure will be another absorbing and thought provoking year for the Company and our audience.\u2019<\/p>\n Yoshi O\u00efda \/ Vaughan Williams<\/strong> – 50 years since the UK staging of The Pilgrim\u2019s Progress<\/em><\/p>\n Director and actor Yoshi O\u00efda, who worked with Peter Brook at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Bouffes du Nord, makes his ENO debut directing a new production of Vaughan Williams\u2019s The Pilgrim\u2019s Progress. <\/em>This major new production supported by the Vaughan Williams Trust, celebrates an important British work not <\/em>seen in a fully staged professional production since its premiere for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Yoshi O\u00efda is partnered by Carolyn Choa (Choreographer and Associate Director for Anthony Minghella\u2019s Madam Butterfly),<\/em> designer Tom Schenk and conductor Martyn Brabbins.<\/p>\n Michael Keegan-Dolan\/Fabulous Beast\u00a0 <\/strong>Dynamic choreographer\/director Michael Keegan-Dolan and his groundbreaking Fabulous Beast company returns to ENO following his Olivier nominated and critically successful staging of The Rite of Spring with a new production of Handel\u2019s Julius Caesar, <\/em>ENO\u2019s <\/em>first production of the Handel masterpiece since 1979. Conducted by Christian Curnyn, it will feature a stunning cast including Lawrence Zazzo, Patricia Bardon and Anna Christy and dancers from Fabulous Beast.<\/p>\n Medea <\/strong>(Charpentier)<\/strong><\/p>\n David McVicar directs the UK\u2019s first staging of one of the greatest but largely unknown French baroque operas by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The celebrated British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and tenor Jeffrey Francis head a strong cast.<\/p>\n ENO 2012\/13 season in full:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Magic Flute<\/em>, Mozart, opens 13 September 2012<\/p>\n Julietta,<\/em> Martin?, opens 17 September 2012<\/p>\n Julius Caesar<\/em>, Handel, opens 1 October 2012<\/p>\n Don Giovanni<\/em>, Mozart, opens 17 October 2012<\/p>\n The Pilgrim\u2019s Progress<\/em>, Vaughan Williams, opens 5 November 2012<\/p>\n Carmen, <\/em>Bizet, opens 21 November 2012<\/p>\n The Mikado,<\/em> Gilbert and Sullivan, opens 1 December 2012<\/p>\n La traviata<\/em>, Verdi, opens 2 February 2013<\/p>\n Medea,<\/em> Charpentier, opens 15 February 2013<\/p>\n The Barber of Seville<\/em>, Rossini, opens 25 February 2013<\/p>\n Sunken Garden,<\/em> Van der Aa, opens 12 April 2013<\/p>\n La boh\u00e8me<\/em>, Puccini, opens 29 April 2013<\/p>\n Wozzeck<\/em>, Berg, opens 11 May 2013<\/p>\n The Perfect American<\/em>, Glass, opens 1 June 2013<\/p>\n Death in Venice,<\/em> Britten, opens 14 June 2013<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UK premiere of Philip Glass\u2019s The Perfect American, an opera about Walt Disney World premiere of Michel van der Aa and Cloud Atlas writer David Mitchell\u2019s Sunken Garden, an \u2018occult-mystery film opera\u2019 Verdi bicentenary begins in the UK with … Continue reading