The Whole Story - Faith
WNO Extra
22 May - 3 June
The perfect way to prepare for the Faith season. Our team of experts will expertly introduce you to the stories, music and background of each opera.
Faith
"A colossal subject, illuminated by two colossal works at the opposite ends of the operatic spectrum
Nabucco was one of Verdi’s earliest “hits”, and the world-wide recognition rate of the famous chorus 'Va, pensiero' would dwarf anything written by the Beatles! It is at the same time a drama of exile, of the power of God whose “moving finger” writes with such lethal authority, and a telling psychological study of a dysfunctional family in which, as so often in Verdi, a father/daughter relationship powers its central human conflict.
Moses und Aron stands as one of the mightiest musical statements of the 20th Century, Schoenberg wrestling with the existence of God, along with his own musical and religious identity."
David Pountney
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David Pountney in conversation - Faith
WNO Extra
23 May
David Pountney talks with a key figure from the arts as they explore the Faith season.
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Moses und Aron
Arnold Schoenberg
New Production
24 May - 18 June
Faith
It is impossible not to listen to Schoenberg’s ‘fragmentary masterpiece’ and not be stunned by his achievement. Moses und Aron reaches to the outer limits of what opera was capable of in the last century.Nationwide
2 Cities -
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi
New Production
8 June - 21 June
Faith
Nabucco is the operatic equivalent of a 1950s biblical Hollywood epic with its rousing, soaring score. Nabucco will send you home humming the tunes and tapping your feet for days to come.Nationwide
2 Cities