The Io Passion

The Io Passion
Chamber opera by Harrison Birtwistle
The composer in 2008
LibrettistStephen Plaice
LanguageEnglish
Premiere
11 June 2004 (2004-06-11)
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh

The Io Passion is a chamber opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle and a libretto in English by Stephen Plaice. It was commissioned jointly by the Aldeburgh Festival, Almeida Opera and the Bregenz Festival in Austria.