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12 February 2022
Birch and Coult’s new opera Violet
premières this summer
Vera Liber
Violet
Playwright Alice Birch and composer Tom Coult’s first opera Violet will
première this summer with six performances across the UK.
In a muddied nightdress, in a country kitchen, Violet finally smiles. For years,
her tired daily routine has been dictated by the inescapable chime of the Clock
Tower, until one night she feels time quicken. Suddenly an hour is lost—every
day. As the hours disappear, long-held certainties evaporate and ordered
society falls into disarray. With the townspeople in crisis, can Violet finally
escape?
