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Guildhall Opera Double Bill

Aminta e Fillide & Venus and Adonis

— ,Milton Court Theatre
Cupids with gingham background

Guildhall School’s award-winning Opera department presents a double bill of early operatic works exploring romantic love: pursuit and passion, happiness and heartbreak.

Handel’s pastoral cantata Aminta e Fillide, full of sparkling arias, was commissioned by Rome’s Academy of Arcadia when the composer was just 22, and follows Aminta on his campaign to woo the nymph, Fillide. The theme of Cupid’s arrow also runs through John Blow’s Venus and Adonis, composed 25 years earlier for the court of King Charles II and considered by many to be the earliest known English opera.

Tagged with: Classical music Opera Guildhall School

Promoted by the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Duration: approximately 2 hours 15 minutes, including one interval

Creative Team

  • Chad Kelly   conductor
  • Victoria Newlyn   director
  • Madeleine Boyd   designer
  • Andrew May   lighting designer

Milton Court Theatre

Location
Milton Court is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.

Address
Milton Court,
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.