Gods of the Game: A Football Opera
Duration:
1 x 90'
Definition:
HD
Year:
2022
Available Language/s:
English (original language)
Sub Genre:
Theatre, art, sports
Original Broadcaster:
Sky Arts
Producer:
Factory Films
Synopsis:
In October 2022 the curtain goes up for the premiere of Sky Arts’ specially commissioned, entertaining opera, GODS OF THE GAME. The brand new football-themed music extravaganza will feature an amateur chorus of real-life football fans singing reworked operatic classics, alongside a cast of operatic stars. It’s 90 mins long - a game of two halves. The libretto is in English, with warmth, authenticity and much humour! There is newly composed music; poignant, rousing & melodious, plus the most famous operatic classics that everyone will know (Nessun Dorma, Figaro, O Sole Mio, La Donne e Mobile, The Toreador Song, Queen of the Night…) all re-imagined and with new lyrics, deftly incorporated into the narrative. The story is set in the world of global football, it will be performed on location at Grange Park, Surrey, UK in October, in advance of the 2022 World Cup. This landmark film will include the energetic live stage performance, bespoke filmed sequences, archive, stylised sport graphics & filmed inserts in the Sky Sports studio with famous footballing pundits. This thrilling 90 min operatic spectacle will engage both the opera aficionado and a football-loving audience who has never been to an opera in their lives!
Additional Info:
Also available is a behind-the-scenes documentary: Footy Fans to Opera Star (working title) - 1 x 44'. Featuring Nicky Spence, the opera singer, training up the football fans.