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- Jonathan Dove
Diana and Actaeon (2012)
(Ballet in 1 Act)- Peters Edition Limited (World)
Libretto by Alasdair Middleton. Commissioned by the Royal Ballet as part of Metamorphosis:Titian 2012, a unique collaboration with the National Gallery, part of the London 2012 Festival. First performed 14 July 2012, The Royal Ballet, Dominic Grier (conductor), Chris Ofili (designs), Liam Scarlett, Will Tuckett, Jonathan Watkins (choreography).
- S,T + 2(II:pic).2(II:ca).2.2(II:cbn)/6.2.3.1/timp.2perc/cel.hp/str
- Soprano, Tenor
- 30 min
- Alasdair Middleton
- English, Greek, Latin
Programme Note
Diana and Actaeon, inspired by Titian’s oil painting of the same name and by the poetry of Ovid that Titian was illustrating, unfolds in 13 scenes. After a hunt, Actaeon wanders away from his companions and hounds and comes across the Goddess Diana and her nymphs bathing in a pool. Because he has looked upon her nakedness, Diana turns Actaeon into a stag and he is killed by his own hounds.