Charpentier: David and Jonathan
Venue: Cadogan Hall
Date: 20/10/2026
Type: Music Opera
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New Sussex Opera stages Marc-Antoine Charpentier's operatic masterpiece David and Jonathan, bringing this dark Baroque jewel with its achingly beautiful score – sensuous and dancelike by turns – to London and the South for the first time.
A biblical tragedy set in a war-torn world, it sees love and duty collide, with David, Jonathan, and Saul caught in a destructive web of desire, politics, and paranoia. This English-language staging reveals a profoundly moving portrait of loyalty and sacrifice, building to a tragic climax that lets Charpentier's richly expressive music shine.
Performed in English.
6pm: Pre-performance talk
Broadcaster Donald Macleod discusses Charpentier and his world with conductor Toby Purser, director Paul Higgins, and choreographer Namiko Gahier-Ogawa. Free to concert ticket holders.
Address:
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
Phone: 020 7730 4500
Web site: https://cadoganhall.com