‘Festen’ Wins the 2025 Olivier Awards

The Olivier Awards has announced the 2025 winners. The Royal Ballet & Opera’s “Festen” was the big winner in the two opera categories. The new piece by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Lee Hall was awarded Best New Opera Production and Outstanding Achievement in Opera for Allan Clayton. “Festen” premiered at the Royal Ballet & Opera to rave reviews, with OperaWire noting, {…}

Gerald Finley, Allan Clayton, Stéphane Debout, Natalya Romaniw to Headline World Premiere of ‘Festen’ at ROH

(Photo: Sebastian Nevols) The Royal Opera in London is set to present the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Festen” this February. The work features a libretto by Lee Hall based on Vinterberg’s revolutionary Dogme 95 film of the same name. The story explores a family reunion gone wrong when secrets expose an abusive relationship between the patriarch and his children. {…}