ENO and Punchdrunk to Co-Produce Rasch's THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, 7/13

The English National Opera will team up with Punchdrunk to co-produce THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, Torsten Rasch's opera, in its world premiere. The production will be site-specific and take place at Great Eastern Quady in London's Royal Albert Basin. Performances will begin on July 13.

The artistic director of Punchdrunk, Felix Barrett, will stage the piece and Stephen Higgins will conduct.

John Webster's Jacobean tragedy involving love, murder, and incest, has been adapted by librettist Ian Burton.

The production will take place over three floors of an office space that has been made available by Notting Hill Housing Trust.

ENO is a creative and vibrant home for compelling, high quality theatrical productions created by imaginative stage directors and designers from across the arts and performed by leading British and International Artists.

Acknowledged internationally for its award-winning innovative productions, ENO is committed to the development of British singers and conductors and is recognized as a champion of contemporary composers

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