How to get toArcola TheatreArcola Theatre24 Ashwin StreetDalston, LondonE8 3DL

London Overground:Dalston Junction Station:Dalston Junction to West Croydon Line

Dalston Kingsland Station:Richmond to Stratford Line

Bus:Stopping in Kingsland High Street:- 149 from London Bridge or Edmonton Green- 76 or 243 from Old Street or Wood Green

Stopping in Dalston Lane:- 38 or 56 from Angel or Clapton Pond Roundabout/Lea Bridge Road- 30 or 277 from Highbury and Islington- 242 from Tottenham Court Road via Liverpool Street or Hackney Central

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15 – 27 August 2011

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Ticket InformationAll tickets £15 per date

Youth Opera Cabaret - Free(only available in person on the day of the performances from 6pm on a first come firstserved basis)

Booking DetailsONLINE: www.arcolatheatre.com24 Hours, 7 Days a week

PHONE: 020 7503 1646

IN PERSON: 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DLMonday – Friday: 10 – 6pm, Saturday: 12 – 6pm

There are no booking or admin fees whichever method you choose.

15, 16 August 7.30pmVolta presents the UK premiere of

The Sound of a VoiceComposed by Philip GlassLibretto by David Henry HwangDirected by Andrea FerranConducted by Jonathan WilliamsSingers: Arlene Rolph and Peter Willcock

A lost warrior entranced by a witch in theforest. An ageing novelist haunted bytheMadameof a mysterious brothel. Glass’sintimate opera tells the story of two mencaught between loneliness and obsession.

17, 18 August 7.30pmDioneo presents

The Emperor of AtlantisComposed by Viktor UllmannDirected by Max HoehnConducted by John MurtonDesign by Valentina Ricci

Viktor Ullmann’s masterpiece, written in theTerezin concentration camp in 1943, receivesa new, fully-staged production. A courageouswork that demands the attention of London’smusic and theatre world.

18, 19, 20 August 6.30pmArcola Youth Opera presents

Youth Opera CabaretDirected by Rodula Gaitano

Arcola Studio 2 is transformed into a cabaretstyle venue to play host to young Hackneyvocalists, performing a range of musical styles.

19, 20 August 7.30pmKey Productions presents

The Turn of the ScrewComposed by Benjamin BrittenDirected by Max KeyConducted by Thomas BluntDesigned by Jon BausorStarring Elizabeth Llewellyn as the Governess

A disturbing and compelling ghost story: aGoverness struggles to protect two childrenfrom the evil influence of two ghosts.An operain two acts with full orchestration and a cast ledby Elizabeth Llewellyn.

21 August 7.30pmThe Opera Ensemble presents

The Diary of OneWho DisappearedComposed by Leos JanácekTranslated by Rodney BlumerDirected by Selina CadellDesigned by Guy BurnettTenor Robert MurrayPiano Richard Hetherington

A story of forbidden love. A staged performanceof Janácek’s The Diary of One Who Disappearedpreluded by Janacek’s evocative settings of TheMoravian Folk Dances.

22, 23 August 7.30pmBarefoot Opera presents

AlcinaComposed by George Frideric HandelRe-imagined by Peter FoggittDirected by Barefoot Opera

Barefoot Opera reworks this classic using atight ensemble of performers to blur theboundaries between the conventional divide ofsingers and orchestra. Physical theatre, danceand improvisation are integrated with opera totell this story of love, magic and betrayal.

24 August 7.30pmKim B Ashton presents

The Boy the Forest andthe DesertComposed by Kim B AshtonDirected by Aleksi BarriereDesigned by Flora Robertson

A boy walks into the woods in search ofknowledge, but finds desecration where hehoped to find truth. In this fairy-tale-like story,themes of initiation and of individual andsocietal responses to the environment areexploredon several different levels at once(narration, song and physical theatre).

+Hervé Goffings and Michael Birch present

HervéA collection of songs, dances and storiesPerformed by Hervé GoffingsWritten and Directed by Michael Birch

A busker of French African descent tells thestory of his adoption by an unconventionalwhite Belgian couple. Hervé takes the audienceon a journey from Africa to Belgium, Cuba toParis, Chile to Argentina, in key historicalmoments such as the Paris ’68 riots and theCuban revolution.

25 August 7.30pmOpera at Home presents

Prima La MusicaComposed by Antonio SalieriDirected by Jose GandiaArtistic Direction by Alexia MankovskayaEnglish Translation by Simon Callow

+Der SchauspieldirektorComposed by W.A. MozartDirected by Jose GandiaArtistic Direction by Alexia MankovskayaEnglish Translation by Simon Callow

This competition happened 225 years ago. Theparticipants were two famous composers andthey wrote two operas in two different styles.Mozart and Salieri. Let’s see and judge it now.

26 August 7.30pmAndrew Steggall presents

Demon LoverComposed by Jools ScottLibretto by Sue CurtisBased on a story by Elizabeth BowenDirected by Andrew SteggallDesigned by Sarah Bacon

Based on the short story by Elizabeth Bowen,Demon Lover is a haunting tale of love andbetrayal.A work in progress by the team thatbrought you the groundbreaking Vice.

+Stephen Crowe presents

The Francis Bacon OperaComposed by Stephen Crowe

A work in progress performance, based onBacon’s infamous interview with Melvyn Braggfor the South Bank Show. This opera reveals theartist at his fiery, vulnerable and inebriated best.

27 August 7.30pmWaistcoat Company presents

Wandering ScholarComposed by Gustav HolstDirected by Daisy EvansConducted by Patrick Allies

+SavitriComposed by Gustav HolstDirected by Daisy EvansConducted by Patrick Allies

Death governs all life in these two short operas,lording over Savitri and lying in wait for theWandering Scholar. One manages to cheathim, and the other tumbles unwittingly intohis arms... but in the end, all is illusion, it isbut ‘Maya’.

Curated by Mehmet Ergen

Photograph: Bassi Lichtenbergwww.bassilichtenberg.de