Genoveva

UCLU Music Society present University College Opera's production of Genoveva the only opera composed by Robert Schumann, to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth.

Genoveva was first performed in June 1850 at the Stadttheater in Leipzig, with Schumann himself conducting. It is based on the medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant.

Siegfried, the Count of Brabante goes off to war, entrusting his wife Genoveva in the care of his servant, Golo. Golo is enamoured with Genoveva, however, she rejects his advances. To get revenge, Golo fakes an affair which is witnessed by many. Genoveva is then sentenced to death by her husband for her betrayal. Her life is saved by a mute, deaf boy. When Siegfried later uncovers Golo’s deceit he restores his wife’s honour.

Conducted by Charles Peebles;
directed by Emma Rivlin.
Sung in English - translation by David Pountney.
Tickets £22, Concessions £15, UCL staff and students £8

UCOpera has been bringing rarely performed work to the stage for over fifty years including seventeen British premieres and three world premieres. The impressive scale and calibre of the productions has earned UCOpera a reputation as one of the most exciting platforms for opera in the UK. What makes the company all the more remarkable is the fact that it is entirely run by students, with the support of professional members of the production team. UCOpera provides an opportunity for students to be involved in an operatic production to which they are otherwise very unlikely to have access.

Press attention that the Company has attracted in the last few years:-

“One cannot over-emphasize the quality of the whole enterprise; this was unquestionably a more exciting event than many costly opera revivals in the major opera houses” Musical Pointers

“A breath of fresh air for Britain’s opera scene” The Times

“A delightful evening!” Opera Today

“Fiesque may not have had much of a past, but on this showing, certainly has a future” The Guardian