Would you kill one man to save a billion others?
Gavrilo K believes he did, but for the murder of his country’s President he will now be tried and punished. The State’s chief psychiatrist must determine his sanity, but what she discovers makes her question her own.
Kevin Rodgers’ opera The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K, first premiered in 2025, explores violence and sanity in a two-act electroacoustic “neo-verismo” chamber work for four singers.
It is coupled with Arnold Schoenberg’s psychologically intense Erwartung from 1909 – one of “the great monuments of modernism” – performed in semi-staged format, featuring Rodgers’ brand-new electronic re-orchestration of this rarely seen work.
Featuring visuals from some of Britain’s most exciting young video artists, Erwartung / The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K brings two powerful works together in a stirring double bill.
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Running time
2 hours (including interval) -
Age guidance
13+ -
Content warnings
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Discounts
Concessions Available
Praise for previous productions
“A magnetic performance of wiry intensity by Quito Clothier... a spooky contemporary riff on the infamous assassin”– Opera Magazine, on The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K.
Production photos
The Company
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Quito Clothier
Gavrilo K.
Quito Clothier
Gavrilo K.
In 2024/25 Quito Clothier made his debut at The Grange Festival as Gastone in Verdi’s La Traviata with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He also performed the role of Mr Pasek in the RCM Opera Studio’s production of Janáček’s Cunning Little.
Quito is a postgraduate student at RCM, studying under Patricia Rozario OBE. Previously, he read music at the University of Bristol where he graduated with first class honours.
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Elizabeth Marshall
Dr. Sunderland
Elizabeth Marshall
Dr. Sunderland
Soprano Elizabeth Marshall’s artistry was described as ‘entrancing’ by Kieron Quirke in The Evening Standard. She trained at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich and the Theaterakademie August Everding, The Royal Conservatory of The Hague and The University of York.
Elizabeth has created a number of roles in new opera: the role of Isabella/Rosine in Der Teufel auf Erden; Ariane in Arianna, Ariadne, Ariane; as well as Doctor Sunderland.
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Anna Loveday
Nurse / Mother / Vision 2 / Prosecutor
Anna Loveday
Nurse / Mother / Vision 2 / Prosecutor
Anna has a Masters degree in singing and continued her opera studies in London. She has performed and toured with opera companies across the UK in roles such as Carmen (Carmen), Amneris (Aida), Eboli (Don Carlo), Lady Macbeth (Verdi’s Macbeth), as well as roles in contemporary operas.
In 2025 she played ‘Lady Jane’ in a performance of Patience which won the International G and S Festival overall prize.
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Olekseii Zasiadko
Institute Director / Vision 1 / Judge
Olekseii Zasiadko
Institute Director / Vision 1 / Judge
Ukrainian bass-baritone Oleksii Zasiadko toured with the Ellen Kent Opera Company in 2022, performing in Carmen, Tosca and Madama Butterfly. He earned his Masters degree at the Odesa National Music Academy and an Advanced Certificate at the GSMD in 2024.
Since 2023, Oleksii has been a soloist in the Songs for Ukraine project at the Royal Opera House appearing at Bradford Cathedral, Paul Hamlyn Hall and the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Cathedral.
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Kevin Rodgers
Writer (The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K.) / Producer
Kevin Rodgers
Writer (The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K.) / Producer
Kevin Rodgers is currently fulfilling a Fellowship year at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, having completed his MComp (with Distinction) last year. His compositions have been performed in the Barbican, The National Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery and The Chapel of Brompton Cemetery, among other venues.
He is a trained singer (LTCL) and also records and performs experimental electronic music under the stage name Skyggefabrikk.
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Valeria Perboni
Director
Valeria Perboni
Director
Valeria is a singer, actress, and director with a BA in Opera Studies and an MA in Musical Theatre (DipRAM) from the Royal Academy of Music. She has performed internationally across stage and screen, (BBC, Barbican, Channel 4) and holds an MSc in Music Psychology and Neuroscience (Goldsmiths). Since 2018, she has expanded into directing theatre and immersive media. Her project The Synaesthesia Room was a Cannes XR Showcase finalist.
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Fabia Martin
Visual Artist
Fabia Martin
Visual Artist
Fabia Martin is a visual artist who studied at the Royal College of Art and the University of Manchester. Her background ranges from set design, film, digital design, to sculpture and technical supervision. Fabia now works within the realm of scenography and art direction for performance and installation works.
Recently, Fabia worked or Horst Arts & Music Festival in Brussels, overseeing the production of art installations and the annual exhibition.
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Thomas Bugg
Visual Artist
Thomas Bugg
Visual Artist
Thomas Bugg is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker and designer.
Thomas holds an MA in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art and a First Class BA in Graphic Communication Design from Central Saint Martins.
His work has featured at a range of festivals and group exhibitions. In 2025 he was part of the creative team behind the Brighton Fringe production, Sitting in Silence: awarded the Emerging Company Award.
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Hadas Amster
Visual Artist
Hadas Amster
Visual Artist
Hadas Amster is an artist based in London with an MA from the Royal College of Art. She completed her BFA cum laude from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, undertaking a semester at Berlin University of the Arts.
She is featured in the book The Clouds in Our Minds and her works have been published in catalogues, newspapers and magazines, including Art-in-berlin, Weser-Kurier, Haaretz, Erev Rav, Portfolio, and Davar.