Creation: An Opera in a Marquee (2008)

Description
A wordless opera. The final work in the Beyond Belief cycle of four ritual operas commissioned by Cumbria Arts and composed in response to the Cumbrian foot-and-mouth crisis.

Duration
1 hr

First Performance
Earth Balance, Northumberland, 12th July 2008. Produced by KOPCO

Composer/Director
John Kefala-Kerr

Choreographer
Paula Turner

Ensemble
David Murray: piano
Jennifer Murray: clarinets
Geoff Hannan: double bass
Sheila Jankovicz: double bass
John Kefala-Kerr: keyboard/sampler

Wendy Smith: voice
Paula Turner: bride
Simon Tarrant: groom/accordion

Lighting
Jason Hares