Heart of Darkness Nominated for SBSA Award

The World Premiere of Tarik O'Regan's one-act opera Heart of Darkness (with libretto by Tom Phillips, based on the novella by Joseph Conrad) was nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award* this past week, "one of the world's most coveted arts awards...celebrating the best of British culture and achievement."  The ceremony will be held at The Dorchester (London) on May 1, 2012, hosted by English broadcaster and author Melvyn Bragg.

Heart of Darkness was first developed by AOP from 2006-08, before beginning preparations for its World Premiere at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio Theatre in November 2011, co-produced by Opera East and the Royal Opera House.

For additional information, read the press articles from Chester Novello, Genesis Foundation, and The Bookseller.

*(Can't find it on the nominee list?  Scroll down to the "Literature" heading and look at the last line; the "Opera" heading was accidentally listed in the middle.)