Troilus and Cressida
Walton's only full-length opera comes to the Royal Opera House in a new production by Opera North, the first for nearly 20 years. Lyrical and romantic, the opera focuses on the love between Troilus and Cressida, which drives the story to its tragic conclusion. Sung in English. Presented by James Naughtie.

Opera North Chorus
English Northern Philharmonia, conductor Richard Hickox
Act
8.15 Edith Sitwell - Behind the Facade
Naomi Lightman searches the poetry and the life to discover enduring qualities behind the oddities and extravagances.
8.30 Act 2
9.15 Interval
"The better the poem, the better the music!" (Walton) Humphrey Burton looks at the genesis of Troilus and Cressida, in conversation with Lady Walton, including letters between Walton and his librettist
Christopher Hassall , read by Bob Peck and Christopher Fairbank.
9.35 Act 3
Sponsored by the Peter Moores Foundation