Details

Lyrical, sumptuous and poignant, the opera follows the life of Parisian music hall singer, Zaza: her career, her eccentric friends and her passionate love affair with Milio Dufresne, an acquaintance to whom she grows hopelessly and devotedly attached. At least, until Zaz? discovers that he is not only married with a child, but unwilling to give up his comfortable family life: the scene between Zaz? and Milio's child is extremely moving.

Creatives/Company

Music: Ruggero Leoncavalio

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Archive listings for Zaza (2017)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T1301058344

Leoncavallo's deeply affecting Zaz? is a long-awaited addition to Opera Holland Park, falling as it does into our tradition of late, romantic Italian opera from the ?verismo' repertoire. Leoncavallo is best known for I Pagliacci, and like Mascagni, was often condemned as a one-opera composer. As OHP audiences now know from our exploration of Mascagni's repertoire, this was, and remains a grossly unfair judgement. Sung in Italian with English surtitlesProducer Opera Holland Park. Conductor Peterr Robinson. Director Marie Lambert. Design Alyson Cummins. Costume Camille Assaf. Lighting Mark Jonathan. Choreographer Danilo Rubeca. Performer Anne Sophie Duprels (Zaza). Performer Joel Montero (Milio). Performer Louise Winter (Anaide). Performer Richard Burkhard (Cascart). Performer James Cleverton (Bussy). Performer Johane Ansell (Floriana). Performer Ellie Edmonds (Natalia). Performer Charne Rochford (Courtois). Performer Eddie Wade (Duciou). Performer Joanna Marie Skillett (La Signora Dufresne). Performer Oliver Brignall (Marco). Performer Michael Bradley (Augusto). Performer Aida Ippolito (Toto Dufresne). Performer Alexandra Stenson (Ciaretta). Performer Charlotte Hewett (Simona).

18 Jul 17 to 29 Jul 17

Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre, Inner London :: V203
listing details L01044231446

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