What's On | ETO – Tamerlano
Tamerlano - A painting of a prisoner being brought to stand proudly in a courtyard in front of a reclining man. The courtyard is Islamic in character, and their dress is Ottoman Turkish.
Tamerlano - A painting of a prisoner being brought to stand proudly in a courtyard in front of a reclining man. The courtyard is Islamic in character, and their dress is Ottoman Turkish.
A man and woman on their knees singing as a man stands behind them with a hand on each of them. A woman in a blue hood stands to one side and man in black robes stands at the other side.
Photo © Richard Hubert Smith
A glamorously dressed woman in a red dress with a golden diadem on her head, and a humbly-dressed woman in blue robes holding on to a frame.
Photo © Richard Hubert Smith
A man wearing a long, open fur coat stands with a fierce look on his face as his shadow is cast on the wall above him. A young man kneels on the ground behind, next to metal bars and a row of burning candles.
Photo © Richard Hubert Smith

ETO – Tamerlano

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English Touring Opera return to Exeter with a celebration of the work of the greatest composer of opera in the UK, George Frideric Handel.

A gripping psychological contest between a tyrannical emperor and his captive, Tamerlano is the most perfect of Handel’s operas and a true marriage of drama and music. It was written in a year of inspired creativity that also saw the composition of Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda, and also features one of the first major tenor roles in opera.

English Touring Opera present Tamerlano in a new production from Artistic Director James Conway, performed with ETO’s period instrument partners The Old Street Band.

Sung in Italian, with English surtitles.

PRE-SHOW TALK 6.30pm

This performance is preceded by a talk and Q&A with the company in the main auditorium.
Tickets are free and can be booked through the link below.
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