Ellen Reid: The Shell Trial

Hattie Butterworth

Dutch National Opera, The Netherlands A sell-out run of Dutch National Opera’s ‘Opera Forward Festival’ centred around the world premiere of American composer Ellen Reid’s work The Shell Trial. Based on the play De zaak Shell by Anoek Nuyens and Rebekka de Wit with Frascati Producties and De Nwe Tijd, The Shell Trial represents the multiple voices encircling the climate debate. The idea stems from an ongoing high-profile Dutch legal dispute, holding oil giant Shell responsible for its contribution to climate change. In their opera, Ellen Reid, along with librettist and collaborator Roxie Perkins, masterfully conveyed these multiple voices. They collaborated once before to create the acclaimed opera prism (2018) and the impact of The Shell Trial is testament to their creative synergy. The opera begins with a plea from…

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Opera Now (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2024

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