Balls

Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall

Composed by Laura Karpman

Conducted by Marin Alsop
Director Emma Doherty
Assistant conductor Ben Parry
Costume designer Ruth Paton
Lighting designer Catja Hamilton

“All-singing all-dancing Hollywood-ready work that was anything but subtle.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – The Guardian  
“Ace! This battle of the sexes tennis opera is a winner… From the moment the ensemble chorus arrived on stage… it was clear this would be a fun 45 minutes” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – The Times 
“Emma Doherty is the imaginative director” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – FT 
“Hugely entertaining… a hugely enjoyable show…It’s a winner… Cleverly staged by Emma Doherty”” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – The Telegraph 
”Laura Karpman’s musical idiom is all those things that can be passively dug at by the operatic ‘elite’: accessible, cinematic, a bit kitsch. But, when deployed with a sharp directorial concept all the cinema kitsch provides a new, bold experience for an opera… A triumph for the directorial team who have showed so brilliantly the possibilities and power of modern opera.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Opera Now