“Gawain and the Green Knight: Christmas legend, horror story, romance, paean to nature. Set at King Arthur's court, huddled in luxury on the borders of unforgiving wilderness and forces unknown, this bizarre medieval legend fascinates. Gawain has agreed to have his head chopped off in a year's time. But why? And can he live up to his promise, or his legendary perfection?
This Christmas-tide, composer Doug Balliett teams up with baroque string band and a formidable cast of singers to present this medieval Christmas tale as a kind of passion play, filled with music, story, and song. Performed at the Camelot-esque performance space at St. Mary's Church on the lower east side, the audience is immersed in King Arthur's court, complete with sheet music for the choral sing-alongs.”
Karim Sulayman, tenor (Gawain)
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone (The Green Knight)
Elisse Albian, soprano (Lady Bertilak)
Jesse Blumberg, bass-baritone (King Arthur)
Maura Tuffy, soprano (Queen Guenevere)
Ellie Sutherland, mezzo-soprano (Morgan le Fay)
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone (Bishop Baldwin)