‘Expertly staged by the uber-talented Suba Das.’ WhatsOnStage
‘A delightful evening of pure escapism’The Telegraph
‘Eastern and Western traditions dance the night away in Ravi Shankar’s beautifully staged opera’ The Observer
Curve, The Lowry, Birmingham Symphony Hall and Royal Festival Hall
After a terrible mistake leaves the ancient sage Chyavana blinded, the beautiful princess Sukanya finds herself marrying for the sake of her kingdom. As a pair of swaggering, meddling gods watch this unlikely union blossom, will love grow in the strangest of circumstances?
Featuring the combined musical forces of the Royal Opera, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the BBC Singers, with projection by internationally renowned 59 Productions (2012 Olympics) and choreography by Aakash Odedra, Sukanya is a spectacle like no other.
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 10: Artists of the company in the Royal Opera’s production of Ravi Shankar’s Sukanya directed bySuba Das and conducted by David Murphy at The Curve Theatre on May 10, 2017 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 10: Artists of the company in the Royal Opera’s production of Ravi Shankar’s Sukanya directed bySuba Das and conducted by David Murphy at The Curve Theatre on May 10, 2017 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 10: Artists of the company in the Royal Opera’s production of Ravi Shankar’s Sukanya directed by Suba Das and conducted by David Murphy at The Curve Theatre on May 10, 2017 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 10: Rukmini Vijayakumar (Dancer) in the Royal Opera’s production of Ravi Shankar’s Sukanya directed bySuba Das and conducted by David Murphy at The Curve Theatre on May 10, 2017 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 10: Artist of the company in the Royal Opera’s production of Ravi Shankar’s Sukanya directed by Suba Das and conducted by David Murphy at The Curve Theatre on May 10, 2017 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images)
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