![]() ![]() The venue for Seattle's new film also resonates. The new production of Flight from Seattle Opera doesn't labour the point, simply presenting the opera resonates in so many ways. Since the opera was written, immigration and migration have become political hot potatoes all over the world from boats arriving at Greek islands to migrant camps at Calais to the USA/Mexican border. At the centre of all this is the Refugee, living in the airport lounge, trapped in immigration limbo and awaiting a brother who, tragically, will never come. Most of the stories told in the opera revolve around looking for love and negotiating the complexities of relationships, and for all the dated elements in De Angelis' text, she and Dove brilliantly sketch in the characters, mixing poignancy with comedy. Jonathan Dove and April de Angelis' opera Flight might be well on its way to its 25th birthday (it premiered in 1998) but its themes remain those which trouble us today. Still contemporary and still engaging, this new film of Dove's opera from Seattle neatly relocates the production to The Museum of Flight Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 20 April 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) ![]() ![]() Jonathan Dove Flight Randall Scotting, Sharleen Joynt, Joshua Kohl, Karen Vuong, Margaret Gawrysiak, Sarah Larsen, Joseph Lattanzi, Aubrey Allicock, Karin Mushegain, Damien Gieter, Brian Staufenbiel, Viswa Subbaraman Seattle Opera Jonathan Dove: Flight - Damien Geter, Randall Scotting - Seattle Opera (Photo Philip Newton) ![]()
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