Alan Ewing

4 pieces since 2011 — in 1 role, at 1 company, most often at Royal Opera House.

4 pieces
1 role
1 company
16 years

Role Lady Bracknell

A monster, without being a myth

Before this recording arrived in my mailbox, I: ( a) didn’t know there was an operatic version of Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, one of my favorite plays; and (b) was unfamiliar with the works of composer Gerald Berry.  After several hearings, I’m still not convinced that there is an operatic version of Earnest. […]

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