{"id":4919,"date":"2019-02-09T09:28:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T09:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=4919"},"modified":"2019-02-09T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T09:30:10","slug":"english-national-opera-to-reprise-its-5-production-of-paul-bunyan-at-the-historic-alexandra-palace-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=4919","title":{"rendered":"English National Opera to reprise its 5* production of Paul Bunyan at the historic Alexandra Palace Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following its sell-out success at Wilton\u2019s Music Hall in September 2018, English National Opera\u2019s acclaimed production of Benjamin Britten\u2019s lesser-known work Paul Bunyan will be revived in May at the equally historically remarkable venue of Alexandra Palace Theatre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new venue follows the \u2018inspired choice\u2019 (Bachtrack) of Wilton\u2019s with another painstakingly restored Victorian music hall. \u2018London\u2019s oldest new theatre\u2019 was reopened in December 2018, the interior retaining the charm of the original 1875 hall but with the facilities to put on the most sophisticated new productions. The \u00a323m restoration\u2019s opening was widely praised, with the BBC declaring it \u2018like walking into a novel\u2019.<\/p>\n

Paul Bunyan, an ENO Studio Live production, is a parable on the American Dream from Benjamin Britten and WH Auden, telling the story of the eponymous giant as he builds a lumber farm with a sprawling cast of accomplices. Seldom performed, its first ENO staging in 2018 was called \u2018an exhilarating experience\u2019 (5* The Mail on Sunday) \u2018thrilling\u2019 (The Guardian) and \u2018a joyful spectacle\u2019 (The Daily Telegraph).<\/p>\n

Jamie Manton returns to direct along with many of the original cast. ENO Harewood Artists Elgan Ll?r Thomas (\u2018particularly lovely singing\u2019 \u2013 The Daily Telegraph) and Rowan Pierce (\u2018captivating\u2019 – The Daily Express) reprise their roles as Johnny Inkslinger and Tiny respectively.<\/p>\n

Zwakele Tshabalala takes the role of Hot Biscuit Slim in his second ENO performance after forming part of the Porgy and Bess ensemble in 2018. ENO Harewoood Artist Alex Otterburn also makes his second ENO appearance after singing Squibby in the world premiere of Iain Bell\u2019s Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel. Former ENO Harewood Artist Barnaby Rea, last seen as Iolanthe\u2019s Private Willis in 2018, takes the role of Ben Benny the cook.<\/p>\n

The ENO Chorus (\u2018triple threats to a man\u2019 – The Spectator) return to the secondary roles they filled with \u2018boundless skill and personality\u2019 (The Stage)the first time round. Simon Russell Beale reprises his pre-recorded performance as Paul.<\/p>\n

ENO Chorus Master James Henshaw conducts his second ENO production, having made his conducting debut in 2017 with another Studio Live production, The Day After.<\/p>\n

Performances will take place on the 9, 10, 11 (matinee and evening performance), <\/span><\/h6>\n
13 May.<\/span><\/h6>\n
Tickets will go on sale on the 8 (priority booking) and 11 February (public booking) (eno.org<\/a>, 020 7845 9300)<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following its sell-out success at Wilton\u2019s Music Hall in September 2018, English National Opera\u2019s acclaimed production of Benjamin Britten\u2019s lesser-known work Paul Bunyan will be revived in May at the equally historically remarkable venue of Alexandra Palace Theatre. The new … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4919"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4919"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4922,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4919\/revisions\/4922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}