Alasdair Middleton
Alasdair Middleton is a leading British opera librettist and playwright with librettos commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Opera North and the Berlin Philharmonic among others. He is responsible for a series of important operatic collaborations with the British composer Jonathan Dove including The Enchanted Pig and The [Adventures of Pinocchio (opera)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]. He has also worked extensively with the choreographer Will Tuckett both as librettist and co-director, and has written several works with Matthew King including the award-winning community opera On [London Fields (opera)|On London Fields]. Middleton’s plays include Aeschylean Nasty, Shame on you Charlotte, Casta Diva and Einmal. He teaches the Junior Drama Classes at the Guildhall [School of Music and Drama].
Opera libretti
- Everything Money Can Buy
- Out Of The Ordinary The World Was All Before Them; composer, Matthew KingLessons from Harmony; composer, Matthew KingOn London Fields; composer, Matthew King The Hackney Chronicles; composer, Jonathan DoveRed Riding Hood; composer, Jonathan DoveOn Spital Fields; composer, Jonathan Dove The Enchanted Pig; composer, Jonathan Dove
- The Adventures of Pinocchio; composer, Jonathan Dove
- The Feathered Friend; composer, Helen Chadwick
- A Bird in Your Ear; composer, David Bruce, Bard College, New York, March 2008
- Swanhunter; composer, Jonathan Dove
- Mansfield Park, composer, Jonathan Dove Schoenberg in Hollywood; composer, Matthew King Il Pastorale, l'Urbano e il Suburbano; composer, Matthew King Odyssey; composer, Jonathan Dove
Play
- ''Einmal''