Least like the Other, Searching for Rosemary Kennedy - Royal Opera House (2023) - Least like the Other, Searching for Rosemary Kennedy - Royal Opera House (2023)

Description

For years, the story of Rosemary Kennedy, the older sister of President John F. Kennedy, was shrouded in secrecy. This explosive and thought-provoking piece of music theatre uses recently-released archive material to explore the events leading up to Rosemary’s disastrous lobotomy at the age of 23.

Director, designer and video artist Netia Jones (Current, Rising, ATTHIS, Kafka Fragments) directs a searing portrait of 1940s America. The piece is an indictment of societal taboos surrounding the challenges of mental health, and the doctors whose egos and ‘pioneering’ treatments caused irrevocable damage. Fergus Sheil (Artistic Director of Irish National Opera) conducts Brian Irvine’s kaleidoscopic score.

More information is available on the official website of the opera house.