(Curlew River)

Content: A spellbinding film of Benjamin Britten's hauntingly beautiful chamber opera, Curlew River, made to celebrates its 60th anniversary. The standout cast is led by internationally acclaimed tenor Ian Bostridge, as the Madwoman, in a performance lauded as 'heart-wrenchingly poignant', alongside the towering presence of Sir Willard White as the Abbott. Set in the ancient Fenlands of East Anglia, the parable's deeply evocative story tells of a broken woman driven to despair as she searches for her missing child along the banks of the Curlew River. This groundbreaking film interweaves live performance with filming in the Fenlands, framing the action along the hidden paths, on the waterways and under the huge skies of Suffolk's timeless landscape.

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Genres:

Music

Runtime:

0 minutes

Year:

2024

Directors:

Dominic Best

Production companies:

Ad Lib Productions Ltd

Actors:

Madwoman

Traveller

Ferryman

Abbott

Crews:

Director

Music

Stage Director

Writer