- Jonathan Dove
Flight (1998)
(Opera in 3 Acts)- Peters Edition Limited (World)
Libretto by April de Angelis. Commissioned by Glyndebourne.
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- Soprano, Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Baritone, Bass
- 2 hr 15 min
- April de Angelis
- English
- 8th February 2025, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 13th February 2025, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Programme Note
Flight is a superb original modern-day operatic comedy which has found universal popularity, with many different productions and over 150 performances to date across the world. The opera has both laugh-out-loud and more serious moments as the story of the refugee who lives in the airport – inspired by the true-life story of an Iranian refugee who lived at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, for 18 years – unfolds around the different characters who find themselves delayed in the terminal.
Media
Scores
Act I
Act II
Act III
Vocal Score
More Info
- Jonathan Dove and April de Angelis’ Flight - 25th Anniversary of World Premiere at Glyndebourne
- 21st September 2023
- Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Jonathan Dove and April de Angelis’ opera FLIGHT - one of the most successful contemporary operas by a living composer.