The Minotaur (opera) Opera House for five performances in early 2013, featuring most of the original cast, most notably Christine Rice, John Tomlinson, Andrew Watts and Johan Reuter. Birtwistle wrote the title role for John Tomlinson's voice. Tomlinson also created the role of the Green Knight in Birtwistle's 1990 opera "Gawain". Premiere production staff From the program notes:The Minotaur does not fully comprehend the duality of his physical nature as half-bull, half-man; only in sleep and, ultimately, in death does his human side become evident. Ariadne hopes that, with the help of the Oracle, she will enable Theseus to find a way out
Lair of the Minotaur Lair of the Minotaur Lair of the Minotaur is a thrash/sludge metal band from Chicago, Illinois. Lair of the Minotaur was formed by vocalist/guitarist Steven Rathbone in 2003 after his other band, 7000 Dying Rats, became a studio-only project. He enlisted 7000 Dying Rats bandmate Donald James Barraca on bass, and longtime friend Larry Herweg (of post-metal band Pelican) on drums. Lair of the Minotaur recorded their self-produced six-track debut EP in 2003. Southern Lord Records signed LotM, releasing debut full-length "Carnage" in 2004 and the follow-up, "The Ultimate Destroyer", in 2006. A second EP, "Cannibal Massacre", was issued in