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Thaddeus Strassberger on Glare - ‘I’ve never done a robot opera before’ ...

Director Thaddeus Strassberger on his new operatic thriller, Glare. Find out more at  http://www.roh.org.uk/glare Søren Nils Eichberg , winner of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition and Danish National Symphony Orchestra 's first composer in residence, has won widespread acclaim for his orchestral and chamber music. These include his award-winning Qilaatersorneq (2001) and the symphonies 'Stürtzen wir uns ins Feuer' (2005) and 'Before Heaven, Before Earth ' (2010). All his music is characterized by a powerful rhythmic drive and rich orchestral colour. Glare is Eichberg's much-anticipated Royal Opera debut. German poet Hannah Dügben provides an original libretto that explores a tense web of human relationships. Thaddeus Strassberger, director of The Royal Opera 's production of I due Foscari , joins a creative team of his regular collaborators, designer Madeleine Boyd and lighting designer Matt Haskins (whose joint credits include Opera No...