The English National Opera (ENO) debuts with a much-loved coming-of-age comedy from Benjamin Britten at Lowry this autumn.
Arriving Tue 21 Oct – Wed 22 Oct, comic-opera Albert Herring follows the unlikely crowning of the shy and innocent greengrocer’s boy as the King of a small village. When Albert’s friend Sid intervenes with mischievous assistance, Albert’s newfound status leads to an alcohol-fuelled night of debauchery and self-discovery.
A funny, quirky and off-centre opera that offers a familiar commentary on small-town eccentricities, Britten’s Albert Herring, originally composed in 1947, captured the composer at his humorous best, from its gentle ribbing of English Victorian music to its sly quote from Wagner.
Following the success of ENO’s previous semi-staged productions at the London Coliseum – Gloriana, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, and Suor Angelica – Albert Herring will be directed and designed by multi-award-winning Antony McDonald and conducted by Daniel Cohen.
Albert is played by tenor Caspar Singh, and Mrs Herring, his overbearing mother, is played by Leah–Marian Jones, Emma Bell plays Lady Billows, Mark Le Brocq plays Mr Upfold, the Mayor, with Sir Willard White as Superintendent Budd.
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Tue 21 Oct - Wed 22 Oct, Lowry, The Quays, Salford M50 3AZ
- Words:
- Bradley Lengden
- Published on:
- Thu 11 Sep 2025
