Performance

Venue	Everyman Theatre
	Also: The Other Space, Studio
Town	Cheltenham
County	Gloucestershire
From	2nd November 1999
To	2nd November 1999
Everyman Theatre (V90)
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Powder Her Face

Work:: Powder Her Face (S0556335938)

An opera about the "Dirty Duchess", Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll which was first performed in Cheltenham in 1998 with Jill Gomez in the leading role and went on to be banned by ClassicFM as too raunchy. The opera covers the life of this remarkable woman whose sexual exploits were the stuff of scandal and gossip. The opera is explicit in its language and detail.

Music	Thomas Ades
Lyrics	Philip Hensher

Production:: (T1221986954)

Conductor	Thomas Ades
Conductor	Susanna Malkki (10 July)
Director	David Alden
Design	Gideon Davey
Lighting	Simon Mills
Performer	Mary Plazas
Performer	Daniel Norman
Performer	Heather Buck
Performer	Graeme Broadbent

Listing:: L01010901407

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