The Importance of Being Earnest
Packed with invention and brilliantly hilarious, Gerald Barry’s adaption of Oscar Wilde’s classic play is an unmissable event.
When to see it
Booking for 14 June 2013 - 22 June 2013 opens
- Booking opened 9 April 2013 for General Public.
- Booking opened 13 March 2013 for Friends of Covent Garden.
- Booking opened 1 March 2013 for Supporting Friends.
- Booking opened 27 February 2013 for Premium 1 Friends.
- Booking opened 26 February 2013 for Premium 2 Friends.
The Importance of Being...
Friday 14 June 2013, 7.45pm | Linbury Studio Theatre- Murray
- Sinfonia
- Curievici
- Ewing
- Marshall
- Nelson
- Summers
- Wilding
- Winland
The Importance of Being...
Saturday 15 June 2013, 7.45pm | Linbury Studio Theatre- Murray
- Sinfonia
- Curievici
- Ewing
- Marshall
- Nelson
- Summers
- Wilding
- Winland
The Importance of Being...
Monday 17 June 2013, 7.45pm | Linbury Studio Theatre- Murray
- Sinfonia
- Curievici
- Ewing
- Marshall
- Nelson
- Summers
- Wilding
- Winland
The Importance of Being...
Tuesday 18 June 2013, 7.45pm | Linbury Studio Theatre- Murray
- Sinfonia
- Curievici
- Ewing
- Marshall
- Nelson
- Summers
- Wilding
- Winland
The Importance of Being...
Thursday 20 June 2013, 7.45pm | Linbury Studio Theatre- Murray
- Sinfonia
- Curievici
- Ewing
- Marshall
- Nelson
- Summers
- Wilding
- Winland
The Importance of Being...
Friday 21 June 2013, 7.45pm | Linbury Studio Theatre- Murray
- Sinfonia
- Curievici
- Ewing
- Marshall
- Nelson
- Summers
- Wilding
- Winland
The Importance of Being...
Saturday 22 June 2013, 6.00pm | Linbury Studio Theatre- Murray
- Sinfonia
- Curievici
- Ewing
- Marshall
- Nelson
- Summers
- Wilding
- Winland
News and features
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To celebrate the staging of The Importance of Being Earnest, three examples of this very English institution as a battleground.
Background
The Royal Opera presents the first UK staging of Irish composer Gerald Barry’s gleefully inventive opera The Importance of Being Earnest. The work had its concert premiere in London in 2012 and was met with huge acclaim.
Barry’s hyperactive score storms through a range of genres: everything from modernism to avant-garde to baroque. Memorable moments include Gwendolen and Cecily’s battle of wits performed through megaphones, to the accompaniment of 40 rhythmically smashed plates. Director Ramin Gray brings this virtuosic opera to the Linbury Studio Theatre in a wonderfully spirited production.
Credits
| Librettist | Gerald Barry |
| Director | Ramin Gray |
| Set Designer | Johannes Schütz |
| Lighting Designer | Franz David |
| Costume Designer | Christina Cunningham |
Related links
- www.youtube.com Watch: Gerald Barry in discussion
- www.operatoday.com Interview: Gerald Barry
- www.guardian.co.uk A guide to Gerald Barry's music
