Henry Purcell
Libretto by Nahum Tate
November 2020
Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall – Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
A plot-mirroring chess game performed through historical gesture.
Following the Covid-19 guidelines at the time, this production was an immersive 360° performance with reduced chorus and audience.
Conductor: Stefano Boccacci
Director: Fleur Snow
Set and costumes: Emma Boomer
Lighting: Kristian Rhodes
Video design: Hayley Egan
Chorus master: Ziwei Gao
Cover Director: Rosalind Kat
With thanks to Dionysios Kyropoulos for his support and resources on historical gesture.
