The Medium – RNCM Theatre, Manchester
Set Designer
— It was the mood, look, and feel of this opera… using a tacit ensemble of ghosts to fill the bare stage, and use of creative and stark lighting contrasts between the living and the dead — NUMBER 9 REVIEWS
— Treated as a manifestation of theatrical art, it worked most impressively. A presentation which convinced us of the power of the theatre to confront the vagaries of human existence — OPERA NOW
Written in 1946, the rarely performed American opera, Menotti’s The Medium, tells the story of a fraudulent psychic who finds herself embroiled in the spiritual world when, during one of her fake seances, encounters a genuine ghostly presence. Her inability to understand or explain this unnerving situation drives her to madness and, eventually, murder.
Performances from 12 – 16 December 2021 at RNCM Theatre, Manchester
Conductor | PETER ROBINSON
Director | STUART BARKER
Set Designer | RAPHAÉ MEMON
Costume Designer | ELAINE NEEDHAM