Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	10th October 2015
To	16th October 2015
When	Oct 10, 13, 16 at 19:30
Royal Opera House (V377)
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Date of change: 17 Aug 15 - T1811404863
Date of change: 20 Apr 15 - T1811404863

Ariadne auf Naxos

Work:: Ariadne auf Naxos (S1870)

An operatic divertissement to be performed in an abridged version of Moliere's comedy Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Both pignant and comic, Ariadne auf Naxos is an opera within an opera. The curtain opens on a Viennese salon where preparations are being made for a performance of an opera. There is consternation when the Major Domo (Chied Butler) announces that due to time pressure, a harlequin troupe will be performing comedy during the opera itself. The conflicting scenarios and contrasting characters reveal what happens when stand-up comedy meets Greek tragedy and music hall meets high art.

Music	Strauss
Lyrics	Hofmannsthal

Production:: (T1811404863)

Sung in German with English surtitles

Producer	Royal Opera House
Conductor	Lothar Koenigs
Director	Christof Loy
Design	Herbert Murauer
Lighting	Jennifer Tipton
Choreographer	Beate Vollack
Company	Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Performer	Karita Mattila (The Prima Donna / Ariadne)
Performer	Robert Dean Smith (The Tenor / Bacchus)
Performer	Jane Archibald (Zerbinetta)
Performer	Ruxandra Donose (The Composer)
Performer	Nikolay Borchev (Harlequin)
Performer	Thomas Allen (Music Master)
Performer	Norbert Ernst (Dancing Master)
Performer	Ji-Min Park (Scaramuccio)
Performer	Paul Schweinester (Brighella)
Performer	Jeremy White (Truffaldino)
Performer	Sofia Fomina (Naiad)
Performer	Karen Cargill (Dryad)
Performer	Kiandra Howarth (Echo)
Performer	Samuel Dale Johnson (Wig Maker)
Performer	James Platt (Lackey)
Performer	Nicholas Ransley (Officer)
Performer	Christoph Quest (Major Domo)
Performer	Sergey Levitin (Concert Master)

Listing:: L01653608970

Production details

Sung in German with English surtitles

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