Opera at the Lime Tree: Least Like the Other
Searching for Rosemary Kennedy
The Irish National Opera at the Lime Tree Theatre is proud to present this work created by Brian Irvine and Netia Jones
“Irvine’s score has immense variety: dramatic brass dominates, creating musical reflections of psychic dissonance and signalling violence and violation… a striking and memorable show.” Irish Independent
An explosive and thought-provoking opera at the Lime Tree of experimental music theatre. It traces events in the life of Rosemary, eldest daughter of Joe and Rose Kennedy, sister of JFK, using heavily redacted materials from the archives, only recently pieced together by biographers and academics.
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Opera at the Lime Tree: Least Like the Other
Opera at the Lime Tree Synopsis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jddZlbypTA
This opera at the Lime Tree explores events in Rosemary’s difficult life leading up to her disastrous lobotomy at the age of 23 by the “kings of lobotomy,” Walter Freeman and James Watts, create an exploration of definitions of intelligence, expectations of gender, medical showmanship, patriarchy, the impact of the media and the demands of this extraordinary family.
Rosemary’s tragic life constitutes a portrait of America in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a picture that is as relevant today as it was then.
“a thought provoking and intense 70 minutes of musical theatre that gives a fresh perspective on the Kennedy back story”
– THE IRISH EXAMINER
Irish National Opera Orchestra
Originally presented by Galway International Arts Festival
World premiere of new version in 16-track surround sound with live singers and pre-recorded orchestra
Sung in English with English surtitles
#LeastLiketheOther
Duration 70 mins, no interval
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