ETO – Xerxes
Against the epic backdrop of the Battle of Britain, a prince-turned-pilot fights his brother for the love of the same woman. Mixing humour and seething emotions with soaring singing and some of Handel’s best-known music, Xerxes is an enthralling night of fun.
Sung in English with surtitles
Pre show talk at 6.30 (Venue TBC)
AGE TBC Duration 2hrs 45mins
“Covent Garden would count itself lucky to host a baroque show of this calibre.”
THE INDEPENDENT ★★★★★
“A production that takes flight in more ways than one.”
WHATSONSTAGE ★★★★
“Musically gripping from take-off to landing.”
THE GUARDIAN
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