Louise Fryer talks to Oliver Soden about Tippett's own libretto for The Midsummer Marriage and the influence on the opera of poet T. S. Eliot.
Last heard at the Proms in 1977, The Midsummer Marriage is Tippett’s The Magic Flute, an opera rich in trials and transformations. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra and Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers, with Paul Groves and Erin Wall singing the roles of Mark and Jenifer.
Last heard at the Proms in 1977, The Midsummer Marriage is Tippett’s The Magic Flute, an opera rich in trials and transformations. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra and Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Singers, with Paul Groves and Erin Wall singing the roles of Mark and Jenifer.