Medea, Coliseum, London
Coliseum, London: Adventurous programming continues at the Coliseum with the UK stage premiere of a neglected 1693 masterpiece by the comparatively little known French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Deriving from ancient Greek myths, the plot centres on the sorceress who takes revenge on her unfaithful lover, Jason, by murdering his new bride and even Jason's and her own children. Charpentier present…