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1984 Theatre Tickets

Covent Garden Covent Garden London  WC2E 9DD

Following on the successes of Sophie's Choice and The Tempest from previous Seasons, new opera comes to the main stage with the world premiere of Lorin Maazel's setting of George Orwell's timeless - and timely - warning about the threat an intolerant and impersonal society poses to our basic humanity: 1984. In a role more familiar to us, the composer himself will conduct, and with Robert Lepage making his directorial debut with The Royal Opera the result promises to be thrilling in both sight and sound. A very strong cast at all levels is headed by Simon Keenlyside as Winston, who tries in vain to find some personal happiness with Julia, to be created by Nancy Gustafson. Richard Margison takes on a Royal Opera role a world away from his more recent Calaf, that of the sinister enforcer of state-control, O'Brien, while Lawrence Brownlee makes his Covent Garden debut as Symes. Even though 1984 itself is way passed, Orwell's vision continues to have a chilling relevance, and the novel's tension and dramatic intensity make it ideal for operatic setting.