King Idomeneo
Some of Mozart’s most beautiful music brings this powerful mythic tale of fathers and sons vividly alive and offers an ideal opportunity for the company to further involve Birmingham’s communities in developing and performing in a dazzling new production.
Working closely with the Birmingham Opera Company, we documented the process and personal journeys of all involved during the production of Mozart's Idomeneo whilst also producing a collaborative photography video installation which was used as part of the pre-performance audience experience.
Mozart's King Idomeneo was performed in Birmingham August 2008 within the dissused Sherborne Rubber Factory.
Icknield Square, off Ladywood Middleway,
Ladywood,
Birmingham B16 0PP.
Birmingham opera company is an opera company that produces award winning opera by creating and staging opera in unpredictable and unusual places close to the streets of the city and re-write the rules of engagement between audiences and performer.
Paul Nilon - Idomeneo, Warrior King of Crete
Mark Wilde - Prince Idamante , His Son and Heir
Anna Dennis - Princess Ilia, Trojan Prisoner of War
Donna Bateman - Princess Electra, Greek Exile
Iain Paton - Arbace, King Idomeneo's confidante
Andrew Clarke - High Priest, Poseidon Cult Leader
Keel Watson - Poseidon, The God of the Seas
Director - Graham Vick
Designer - Stuart Nunn
Movement - Ron Howell
Conductor - William Lacey
Chorus Master - Jon Laird
A singing chorus of 80, a performer's group of 80 all drawn from across the city, and lots of collaborative work going on with Designer Stuart Nunn working a group of young designers from Birmingham City University and Nottingham Trent University, photographers, and choreographer Ron Howell working with a multitude of groups including Hina and Co, Diverse Dance in collaboration with Gallery 37 and Sampad and students from Matthew Boulton College, South Birmingham College and Walsall Martial Arts Association.
The eyesky collective was created in 2007 by a small group of photographers and now consists of photographers and artists within the West Midlands whom work together to present photographic workshops and exhibits.
Our doors are open to any photographer/artist who believes in the philosophy of a collective: active participation, cooperation and the sharing of resources.