Performance

Venue	Barbican Centre
	Also: Barbican Theatre,Barbican Hall. Guildhall School of Music and Drama Theatre, Cinema1,Cinema2,Gallery, Silk Street Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	9th April 2000
To	9th April 2000
When	19:00
Barbican Centre (V371)
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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:: (T329274754)

Concert Performance

Company	London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor	Simon Rattle
Performer	Katarina Dalayman (Prima Donna / Ariadne)
Performer	Christine Schafer (Zerbinetta)
Performer	Angelika Kirchschlager (The Composer)
Performer	Johan Botha (The Tenor / Bacchus)
Performer	Thomas Allen (Music master)
Performer	Christopher Maltman (Harlequin)
Performer	Barry Banks (Brighella)
Performer	Toby Spence (Scaramuccio)
Performer	Jyrki Korhohen (Truffaldino)
Performer	John Mark Ainsley (The Dance Master)
Performer	Susan Gritton (Naiad)
Performer	Anna Larsson (Dryad)
Performer	Lisa Milne (Echo)
Performer	Alasdair Elliott (An Officer)

Listing:: L1653536037

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