Name: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Start: 2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: South Bank Centre

Organization

Conductor

Steven Devine

Soprano

Zoe Brookshaw

Mezzo-soprano

Bethany Horak-Hallett

Tenor

Jeremy Budd

Bass

Jonathan Brown

Narrator

Rory Kinnear

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Southbank Centre

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

London

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

South Bank Centre

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

Oboist

hornist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Saxophonist

Trombonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Contralto

Singer

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Countertenor

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Journey with the OAE through calm seas, auspicious gales and supernatural elements.

Purcell’s music has been curated by the musicians of the OAE to provide a dramatic counterpoint to a reading of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by actor Rory Kinnear (The Imitation Game, Quantum of Solace).

Travel and the idea of leaving home left a deep impression on the British mindset in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Purcell imagined distant worlds – timeless and brave, new and old – in his operas The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Tempest and Dido and Aeneas.

Meanwhile, the promise of adventure on the high seas as a symbol for spiritual discovery is found throughout literature of the Enlightenment – think Candide, Gulliver’s Travels and the emergence of the travelogue.

It reached a peak around the time of Cook’s landing in Australia and exploration of Antarctica, and The Rime was published not long after, in 1798.

English

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Various, From (2022/2022), Conductor Steven Devine, South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

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