Performance

Venue	Bristol Hippodrome
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	11th October 2016
To	11th October 2016
When	19:00
Bristol Hippodrome (V856)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 5 Apr 16 - T01821207465

The Merchant of Venice

Work:: The Merchant of Venice (S650084718)

Shylock is a proud and defiant man. But when he demands a severe debt to be repaid he becomes a victim of his own intransigence and most seriously, the prejudice of others. Andr? Tchaikowsky was best known as a concert pianist but being a composer meant more to him. The Merchant of Venice is a potent attack on prejudice and feels like a deeply personal response to his experiences as a child in the Warsaw Ghetto. Opera in 3 Acts plus Epilogue.

Music	Andre Tchaikowsky
Lyrics	John O'Brien

Production:: (T01821207465)

UK Premiere. Sung in English with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff and Llandudno). UK Premiere production.

Company	Welsh National Opera
Producer	Bregenzer Festspiele Austria
Producer	Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Producer	Teatr Wielki Warsaw
Conductor	Lionel Friend
Director	Keith Warner
Design	Ashley Martin-Davis
Lighting	Davy Cunningham
Choreographer	Michael Barry
Director	Amy Lane (associate director)
Performer	Lester Lynch (Shylock until 1 November)
Performer	Quentin Hayes (Shylock from 8 November)
Performer	Martin Wolfel (Antonio)
Performer	Bruce Sledge (Lorenzo)
Performer	Miklos Sebestyen (The Duke of Venice)
Performer	Mark Le Brocq (Bassanio)
Performer	Gary Griffiths (Solanio)
Performer	David Stout (Gratiano)
Performer	Lauren Michelle (Jessica)
Performer	Sarah Castle (Portia)
Performer	Verena Gunz (Nerissa)

Listing:: L0166506431

Production details

UK Premiere. Sung in English with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff and Llandudno). UK Premiere production.

Reviews

The Merchant of Venice review
12Oct16: Andre Tchaikowsky's opera from the WNO on tour - UK permiere.

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