Julian Philips Works for Stage
OPERAS
The Tale of Januarie (2017)
(commissioned for the Guildhall School of Music & Drama)
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Libretto: Stephen Plaice
For hire/purchase: ‘The Tale of Januarie’, Peters Edition
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‘Chaucer, the opera; how to make Middle English sing’– The Guardian
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Score for ‘The Tale of Januarie’, Acts 1-2
Score for ‘The Tale of Januarie’, Acts 3-4
How the Whale Became (2013)
(commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Duration: 80 minutes
Libretto: Edward Kemp, after Ted Hughes
For hire/purchase: ‘How the Whale Became’, Peters Edition
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Score for How the Whale Became
Good Intentions (2012)
(commissioned by W11 Opera)
Duration: 70 minutes
Libretto: Simon Christmas
For hire/purchase: ‘Good Intentions’, Peters Edition
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Save the Diva (2011)
(commissioned by The Opera Group)
Duration: 15 minutes
Libretto: Simon Christmas
Contact: Peters Edition – Julian Philips
Followers (2006-11)
(commissioned by Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Duration: 60 minutes
Libretto: Simon Christmas
For hire/purchase: ‘Followers’, Peters Edition
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Knight Crew (2010)
(commissioned by Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Duration: 2 hours
Libretto: Nicky Singer, after her novel ‘Knight Crew’
For hire/purchase: ‘Knight Crew’, Peters Edition
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‘Knight Crew’: The Story of an Opera for Young People
The Yellow Sofa (2009)
(commissioned by Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Duration: 80 minutes
Libretto: Edward Kemp, after ‘Alves e companhia’ by Eça de Queiros
For hire/purchase: ‘The Yellow Sofa’, Peters Edition
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‘The Yellow Sofa’ at Glyndebourne
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Varjak Paw (2008)
(commissioned by the Opera Group)
Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Libretto: Kit Hesketh Harvey, after the novels by SF Said
Contact: Peters Edition – Julian Philips
Wild Cat (2006)
(commissioned by Welsh National Opera)
Duration: 40 minutes
Libretto: Berlie Doherty
For hire/purchase: ‘Wild Cat’, Peters Edition
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Dolffin (2005)
(commissioned by Welsh National Opera)
Duration: 40 minutes
Libretto: Gwyneth Lewis
For hire/purchase: ‘Dolffin’, Peters Edition
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DANCE
Maxamorphosis (2012)
(commissioned by Aurora Orchestra with funds from the RPS Drummond fund, for violist Maximilian Baillie)
Hybrid dance concerto for solo viola, dancers and orchestra
Duration: 20 minutes
For hire/purchase: ‘Maxamorphosis’, Peters Edition
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The Snow Queen (2005), based on Prokofiev’s ‘The Stone Flower’
(commissioned by English National Ballet)
Full-length ballet based on Prokofiev’s ‘The Stone Flower’, with choreography by Michael Corder
For hire/purchase: Boosey & Hawkes
REVIEWS
‘The Snow Queen’ review, The Guardian, 10 January, 2010
‘The Snow Queen’ review, 14 January, 2010
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2003)
(commissioned by English National Ballet)
Full-length ballet based on the Choderlos de Laclos novel, with choreography by Michael Corder
Contact: Peters Edition – Julian Philips