2026
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A new opera made with and for very young children based on the picture book by David Wiesner, with new music and words by award-winning composer and writer Kerry Andrew.
Building on OperaUpClose’s reputation for creating “spell-binding, magical, inventive theatre” (A View from Behind the Arras) for children and their parents, Flotsam brings David Wiesner’s much-loved picture book to life.
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A radical new take on the enduringly fascinating and disturbing opera by Richard Strauss, featuring the famous ‘Dance of the Seven Veils’ and touring to nightclubs and cabaret spaces in Autumn 2027.
Never less than controversial, the play was seen as blasphemous and banned in the UK until 1931, whilst Strauss’ opera scandalised and thrilled in equal measure at its premiere in 1905.
Exploring the wild hedonism of Oscar Wilde’s original text, a new English libretto will expose themes of gender identity and ableism. With a new chamber orchestration mixing acoustic and electronic sound, this Salome aims to bring the audience right to the centre of the tragedy and be as heady and challenging today as the original was for audiences of the time.
2027
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