Florence Lockheart
Monday, November 17, 2025
Laura Karpman and Marin Alsop reflect on the resonance of the infamous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs ahead of their world premiere performance of Karpman’s new opera ‘Balls’ as part of the Philharmonia’s 80th anniversary season
Laura Karpman: ‘Watching Billie Jean get out there and do what she did was extraordinary. It changed me.’