1513: A Ship's Opera

1513: A Ship's Opera was the centrepiece of the 2013 Thames Festival. Created by artists Richard Wilson and Zatorski + Zatorski the performance gathered 3 historic steam ships, 1 historic diesel tug, 2 trading Thames tugs, 1 battleship, a 19th century sailing ship, an iconic bridge, 8 Trinity House bells and alarge number of rare ships whistles, foghorns and hooters from the collection of Rowland Humble, to form a maritime orchestra. Wilton's Music Hall provided oeprators of colossal floodlights to illumintate the nighttime spectacle.