Gerald Barry’s new opera opens in London on 16 September.

English National Opera will give seven performances of The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant between 16 September and 7 October. A concert performance of the work was given in the National Concert Hall in Dublin last May, but this is its staged premiere.

With an all-female cast the opera, which was co-commissioned by ENO and RTÉ, is based on the play of the same name by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and is directed by Richard Jones.

A special afternoon on the work will be held at the London Coliseum on Saturday 1 October from 2.00 - 5.00 pm. The event will introduce the opera, its sources and context and will include a talk by David Barnett on Fassbinder and Germany in the 1970's, an interview with Gerald Barry and a chance to find out more about the production, and see the model box.

For performance details, visit the Calendar.
Further information and booking from the ENO Box Office, +44-(0)-207 632 830.

Posted: 9 September 2005