In Five Years' Time - chamber opera

In Five Years’ Time is a ‘drama in song’ based on an experimental play by Spain’s favourite poet, Federico García Lorca. This surreal work explores themes of love, identity, decay and death, yet does so in the manner of a fairy tale, clothed in fun and topsy-turviness. Lorca himself said it was impossible to stage, but The Music Troupe has put together a cast of 8 wonderful singers - playing 14 roles - to bring this operatic adaptation to life in the style of a cabaret. Accompanied by piano and accordion.

Federico: James Schouten (tenor)
Bridesmaid 1 & Dying Child: Rosalind Dobson (soprano)
Bridesmaid 2 & Dying Cat: Mae Heydorn (mezzo-soprano)
Rosita: Fiona Hymns (soprano)
Belisa & Italian Countess: Lucy Gibbs (mezzo-soprano)
Pedro & Colombina: Jean-Max Lattemann (counter-tenor)
Juan & Arlecchino: Chris Murphy (baritone)
Fernando & Pierrot: Thomas Stevenson (bass)
Music: Edward Lambert
Words: adapted by the composer
after Así que pasen cinco años (1931) by Federico García Lorca
Musical Director & Piano: Alistair Burton
Movement: Jenny Weston
Stage Director: Walter Hall

Performance lasts about 1 hour 50 minutes including interval