English Touring Opera return to Buxton with a celebration of the work of the greatest composer of opera in the UK, George Friderich Handel.
The tale of an emperor and his bride kept apart by court intrigue and the workings of fate, Handel’s rarely-performed Ottone returns in a revival of English Touring Opera’s 2014 production.
Featuring radiant Byzantine-inspired designs by takis, and sung in a translation by Andrew Porter, the production was highly esteemed by audiences and critics alike. Music comes from ETO’s period instrument partners The Old Street Band conducted by ETO Music Director Gerry Cornelius.
“Ottone in its full splendour”
The Times
“This often-overlooked Handel opera receives the performance it deserves”
Daily Telegraph