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Wagner Dream

with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sunday 29 January 2012, 7.30pm

Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
part of the Total Immersion and 2011-12 Season series

Alastair Mailes Vairochana
Claire Booth Prakriti
Richard Angas Old Brahmin
Daniel Norman Ananda
Roderick Williams Buddha
Kelley O’Connor Mother of Prakriti
Martyn Brabbins conductor

Orpha Phelan director
Charlie Cridlan designer
Gilbert Nouno IRCAM computer music designer
BBC Symphony Orchestra

For decades, Wagner pondered an opera on a Buddhist theme. Starting from the sketches he left behind, Harvey has built a rich operatic fantasy. It mingles scenes from Wagner's domestic life with the myth of Prakiti, whose love for the Buddhist monk Ananda is at first thwarted, but finally reaches a chaste fulfilment.

UK Premiere

Concert staging

Wagner Dream is part of the Barbican's Present Voices series and is part of our Total Immersion weekend of music, film and discussion celebrating the music of Jonathan Harvey.

Buy a Total Immersion Jonathan Harvey Day Pass and receive a 20% discount when you buy a ticket for Wagner's Dream on Sunday 29 January.

Photo: Clärchen and Matthias Baus, from Nederlandse Opera production in 2007

3.00pm - 6.00pm Study Afternoon, Silk Street Theatre

A chance to explore Jonathan Harvey’s Wagner Dream with Professor Jonathan Cross, Dr Michael Downes and conductor Martyn Brabbins

Admission is free to tickets holders for the evening concert. Limited availability, please arrive early to guarantee entry.

How to get there
- By tube
  - The nearest Underground station is Barbican, on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines.To reach the Barbican,exit the station and cross Aldersgate Street in front of you. Walk through the road tunnel (Beech Street) before taking the first turning right into Silk Street. The Barbican is straight ahead of you. Alternatively, exit the station using the stairs to the first floor, crossing the road using the footbridge before following the signs to the Barbican. Other Underground stations nearby are Moorgate, St Paul's, Bank, Liverpool Street and Mansion House.
- By bus
  - Bus Route 153 stops outside the Barbican in Silk Street. Starting from outside Liverpool Street Station, it runs daily to the Barbican, Angel and Finsbury Park. Other services running near the Barbican are as follows: 8, 11, 23, 26, 35, 42, 43, 47, 48, 55, 56, 76,78, 100, 133, 141, 149, 172, 214, 242, 243, 271, 344 (7 days a week); 4, (Mon-Sat); 21, 25, 521 (Mon-Fri).
- By train
  - The nearest rail stations are Liverpool Street, Farringdon and Blackfriars. City Thameslink services serve Barbican, Moorgate and Cannon Street.
- By car
  - The Barbican is clearly sign-posted and has four car parks. Two are off Beech Street (westbound access only) and two are off Silk Street near the main entrance. Please allow plenty of time for your journey. All car parks have a height restriction of 6'1". If the Barbican car parks are full, alternative parking is available in Aldersgate Street.
- Disabled access
  - The Main entrance at Silk Street is ramped and lifts give access to all levels. All our venues have seating for wheelchair users - please inform us of any access requirements on booking. There are three wheelchairs for visitors' use, subject to availability; these can be pre-booked by calling the Box Office on 020 7638 8891.
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