Dramatic tales from a remarkable Baroque composer: In the Belly of the Beast is a thrilling new production from Hera, Mahogany Opera and Dunedin Consort.

A brand new show featuring 300-year-old music, In the Belly of the Beast combines the beauty and intimacy of the baroque cantata, with bold theatrical storytelling. Starring Carolyn Sampson and Mariana Rodrigues, and featuring musicians from leading baroque specialists Dunedin Consort, it retells three powerful myths about how we all survive the unfairness of life.

From Adam in the Garden of Eden, to Jonah at sea, to Jephthah returning from battle, three men make deals with God that don’t turn out well. Together, their stories, and the healing power of music, help us make sense of a world seemingly governed by arbitrary, unreasonable power.

Dunedin Consort, Hera & Mahogany Opera: 
Mariana Rodrigues soprano
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Liam Byrne viola da gamba
Lynda Sayce theorbo
Alice Earll violin

Jennifer Fletcher director
Ben Moon lighting designer, projection artist
Ingrid Hu scenography, costume design (Jerwood opera designer)
Toria Banks libretto (after Antoine Houdar de la Motte)