Festen description
Decorum descends into chaos in this piercing new opera of trauma and complicity.
When a wealthy hotel owner gathers friends and loved ones to celebrate his 60th birthday, his children must confront the pain of their past – and the man responsible.
Contemporary composer Mark-Anthony Turnage (Anna Nicole, Coraline) and librettist Lee Hall (Billy Elliott) come together with director Richard Jones (La bohème, Samson et Dalila) to adapt Oscar-winning filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg’s (The Hunt, Another Round) 1998 film.
Playing at Royal Opera House
Age restrictions
Ages 16+.
Important information
The opera contains themes of child sexual abuse, suicide and addiction. There are depictions of racist behaviour and violence.