Beauty and the Seven Beasts
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Seven dates, seven sins. Each written by a different team of the most promising composers and librettists out there, in a multimedia format, for our return to the stage and first visit to Brixton. We were very happy to see you and share a new opera with a live audience again!
Our Team
Dan D'Souza
Beast
Sarah Tynan
Advert
Chiara Vinci
Envy
Joshua Owen Mills
Pride
Rachael Lloyd
Wrath
Henry Waddington
Sloth
Dominic Kimberlin
Librettist - Pride, Intro, Interludes, Epilogue
Jude Obermüller
Composer - Gluttony
Tom Powell
Librettist - Gluttony
Sasha Scott
Composer - Greed
Louis Rembges
Librettist - Greed
Ruth Chan
Composer - Lust
Ellie Taylor
Librettist - Lust
Lewis Murphy
Composer - Envy
Annie Jenkins
Librettist - Envy
Anna Pool
Librettist - Wrath
Previously with The Opera Story: Repetiteur in “Snow” (2017), Repetiteur and Assistant Conductor in “Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs” (2018), Conductor in “Robin Hood” (2019), Piano in “The One with the Skype Call”, “Egg”, “Got your Goat”, “Love and Light” and “Life is Sweet, Life is Shit” (“Episodes” series, 2020)
Berrak Dyer
Conductor
Cheng Keng
Video and Projection Designer
Tomás Palmer
Set Designer
Danny Vavrečka
Lighting Designer
Emma Ryan
Company Stage Manager
Laura Alexander-Smith
Assistant Stage Manager
Reviews
Seen & Heard
Beauty and the Seven Beasts is a triumph of invention, a true child of our time while referencing a mythos that has underlaid humankind since time immemorial… Rarely I have seen a production as inspiring as this.
The Stage
A hearty welcome back to a small but effective opera company that, here, renews its commitment to the creation of new opera at a level it can be proud of…
Planet Hugill
Using seven composers and mixing film with live performance, The Opera Story’s latest show is a remarkable triumph…
The Times
All things considered, it is a small miracle that the show holds together as well as it does. One reason for that is the musical consistency maintained by the seven composers…
Brixton Jamm
261 Brixton Rd, Myatts Field South, London SW9 6LH
We are very excited to perform in Brixton for the first time, and to partner with this very exciting venue!
With the generous support of
Individual Donors
- Ivan Katzen
- Kate Olver & Jeremy Young
- Robin Farr
- Anthony Herdman
- Andrew Katzen
- Helen and Adam Gac
- Meriel & Jeremy Greenhalgh
- Catherine Hubbard
- Thomas Ledergerber
- Davie Evans
- Vladimir Vlaicu