Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	11th June 2008
To	22nd June 2008
Prices	From £9.00. To £28.50.
Royal Opera House (V377)
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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:: (T1375280929)

New Production. Sung in English. Approx running time 2 hours 20 minutes

Producer	Royal Opera
Conductor	Timothy Redmond
Director	Carlos Wagner
Design	Conor Murphy
Lighting	Paul Keogan
Performer	Joan Rodgers (Duchess)
Performer	Alan Ewing (Hotel Manager)
Performer	Iain Paton (Electrician)
Performer	Rebecca Bottone (Maid)

Listing:: L0484233312

Linbury Studio

Production details

New Production. Sung in English. Approx running time 2 hours 20 minutes Linbury Studio

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